Throwing money at the problem...

U.S. District Judge Richard J. Leon has announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) failed to explain the cancellation of housing funds for Hurricane Katrina victims. What does this mean? FEMA must keep making payments and must pay victims for two months of housing since the decision to stop the program.

After initially reading this my first thought that came to mind was who appointed Leon and to my surprise it was President Bush. Now, there are many people out there who say that the Government, the Bush Administration, etc. should have done more for these people but come on folks, how long are we honestly going to give these people a hand out?

It has been fifteen months since Hurricane Katrina devastated everyone in America. In some way, shape or form, many Americans were either directly or indirectly affected. For me, I was directly affected by Hurricane Katrina and was a Liaison for FEMA and the American Red Cross.

I saw first hand how this tragedy made needy people into some of the greediest people I have ever seen. There was an overwhelming response to the victims’ needs not only in my area but throughout America. Many of these so-called ‘Victims’ were suddenly living a life much better than what they had before.

Long story short, FEMA kicks everyone off the Hurricane Katrina Welfare system and then we have a U.S. District Judge bring them back. That is what is wrong with America, instead of forcing these people to better themselves, we are only throwing more money at the problem. These people will forever feel as if we owe them something, yes it was a tragedy, but it was time to move on months ago. We are not making these people any better or being able to contribute to society when we give them no incentives to better themselves.

I think we should change the National Emblem from the Bald Eagle to the Sow, because it seems like everyone wants to use the Government. Our new slogan, “Grab a tit, hold on and suck.”