You may recall from previous postings that I have urged folks to be prepared to take care of themselves and their families in the event of a natural disaster. Americans typically take it for granted that the government will be there for them. After all that is why we pay taxes.
As someone who is a strong Libertarian, I feel just the opposite. The government does not have the ability to take care of us. They cannot protect us from terrorists, that cannot protect us from nature, and they certainly do not have the ability to rescue us when one of these events occurs in our neighborhood.
You must be able to take care of yourselves. That is the bottom line.
As proof of this I offer you today a link to an article about the current state of the City of New Orleans. Over the past several weeks we have watched as Israel bombed Lebanon back to the stone age. Images from Beirut were shocking, but it is nothing compared to the conditions along the gulf coast.
The water system wastes 80 million gallons of water a day due to leaky pipes, the medical system is in shambles, housing is non-existent, and only half of the homes in New Orleans have electricity. Most of the area still looks like a war zone. Not a single dollar of federal housing rehab money has made it to any individual in Louisiana.
The article is too long to post here, but it is well worth the time it takes to read it. You will be appalled.
Here's the link: http://www.counterpunch.org/quigley08222006.html
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