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| 2008-11-01 |
| Millions of Tax Dollars Spent on Hotel Stays for Katrina 'Victims' (BILOXI, Miss.) Oct. 30 -- For the bulk of American families, day to day life is strained by the rising price of food, gas and utilities. But, as you cutback, you're also paying for others day to day expenses. Hundreds of families are getting a free stay at a hotel, many with beach front views and free meals three times a day. But all of this is not free for you. In fact, you've paid millions for storm victims to slowly get their lives back together after Hurricane Katrina. NBC 15 is asking the question: has FEMA become the new welfare system? It was the nation's worst natural disaster. Hurricane Katrina killed more than 1,800 people and caused $81 billion worth of property. It was the storm that brought the Gulf Coast to its knees. But in the days following the hurricane, a bungled recovery effort created a public relations disaster for the federal government and its emergency management agency. Soon thereafter came a solution: an almost endless flow of money to hurricane victims. While many used hurricane relief to rebuild their lives and their communities, some never moved on. In part, because the hurricane relief keeps coming. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #9 Hey, Joe/Snake/Billy Bob/Illuminati memeguy pick a nym and stick with it. And pick up the quality of your droppings,k? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-11-01 12:42 |
| #8 Wow, Surprise Surprise Surprise...No doubt a lack of motivation only encourages...well, exactly what what we got, nothing. Its good to see people take advantage of the situation like that, because now I have zero desire to help them in the future. It must be wonderful (sarcasim) to not have a conscience. I didn't see this report on ABCNBCCBSMSNMCIlluminati Media, but why would we, it would make the target obama voters look bad. Free, Free, Free |
| Posted by: Joe Ordinary 2008-11-01 12:40 |
| #7 Define 'worth', ed. What it would cost you or me to buy something comparable on the open market? Not valid. These were mostly GOVERNMENT homes - so they are worth what it would cost you or me, the taxpayer, to rebuild or buy. At least double, plus the sweeteners to Bill Jefferson and half his family. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-11-01 12:23 |
| #6 Three years of hotel and catering bills probably cost more than any of their (government provided) pre-Katrina houses were worth. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-11-01 11:29 |
| #5 Illegal immigrants do the work Americans won't do, because the Americans get paid to stay in a hotel and eat free. Right after Katrina I saw Mexicans living six-to-a-motel-room (no hot water), eating canned beans and working clearing trees and gutting flooded houses for owners and tenants who were living elsewhere on my dime and doing nothing. nstead of deporting the illegal Mexicans can we deport the lazy Americans? I'll even make it a two-for-one offer. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2008-11-01 10:13 |
| #4 Why do you think we have families who have been on welfare for three generations? Three? Please! I worked Katrina for the SBA-DAO. I had four generations sitting at the tables saying: "Where's my check?!". These people were stunned to hear that they had to pay the money back. Most of them had never worked a day in their lives. However, a substantial number of them had been to Cosmetology School (the women) and Truck Driving School (the males), all on the tax payers dime. Parasites. Damn near all of them. And the ones I met that had worked for what they had, despised "them" to no end. Way past time to make some dramatic changes in this country. Affirmative action, diversity, multiculti...etc. etc. has got to go. |
| Posted by: Snuque Lumplump8315 2008-11-01 09:54 |
| #3 Ah, the outlines of the Obamaplan(tm). Face it, there ARE lazy, feckless, worthless Don't worry, in the near future the |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-11-01 08:46 |
| #2 With all due regard, if you were a business owner would you want any of these folks on YOUR payroll? Heck, if I saw them just walking down my street I'd be making sure nothing stealable was laying around and that I had a gun handy. Face it, there ARE lazy, feckless, worthless bastards laying around and they'll be happy to live off the fat of the land as long as the taxpayer will let them. Why do you think we have families who have been on welfare for three generations? |
| Posted by: Jolutch Mussolini7800 2008-11-01 03:44 |
| #1 well, no shit... you going to give someone a free gravy train then be surprised when they dont go back to the old life... that is why the safety net always turns into a hammock for the under class. |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-11-01 02:09 |