Quote Originally Posted by Texpat View Post
Why do katrina "victims" believe the government owes them anything?

They chose to live in a dangerous area -- they took a gamble.
If they didn't have home insurance -- they took a gamble.

I'm tired of bailing out stupid people. Fuck 'em.
Agree with Tex.

I don't know the details of the insurance, what insurance applies. And many of the poorer residents were renters. New Orleans is like a deep bowl, that is below sea level, in a hurricane area. Katrina was inevitable and had been predicted years before. Another hurricane will hit N.O. in the future.