'This is our version of Katrina,' Iowa resident says »
Posted By hotdrhot 3 months, 4 weeks ago in NewsIn Iowa City, more than 200 homes were evacuated as the Iowa River jumped its banks. "This is our version of Katrina," Johnson County Emergency Management spokesman Mike Sullivan said in Iowa City.
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CRYMTYPHON3 months, 4 weeks ago
That is not a mad look in your eye; it is the glazed intensity of error. Real madness is cleaner.
And Iowa most certainly has its yearly fix of government subsidy, like all the farming states.
Right now they are getting government help; and when they begin cleaning and rebuilding they will need federal disaster funds, and FEMA, and all the other assistance their fellow states can provide through the feds.
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foksipayne3 months, 4 weeks ago
has anyone seen any threads on Indiana's floods from last weekend???
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Harbeas3 months, 4 weeks ago
Hopefully our government will do a better job for these people than they have for the Katrina victims!@
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smithichie3 months, 4 weeks ago
I would say helping to provide relief to flood victims comes under "promoting the general welfare", which is of course one of the stated purposes of the US Government found in the Preamble of these United State's Constitution.
What would you have the government do?
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chevydog3 months, 3 weeks ago
TOD396 -- I would think the best thing would be lots of help in rebuilding and raising the levees. That was a big help to the St. Louis area after the 1993 floods. Levee systems are generally built up in a patchwork manner over a number of years. To have to rebuild them in 5-6 years before something like this happens again is usually beyond the financial and engineerng capacity of most levee districts.
To be crass, the number of people involved here is less than were affected by Katrina. The wipeout of basic systems also seems to be not as severe. So insurance compnies should be able to handle the load.
Philosophically, some people think that there is no area between government doing nothing and acting like a "big nanny." IMHO, government exists to help people do what they they cannot collectively do by themselves. Those who participate in it believing that it is "the enemy" are subverting its basic purpose.
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canadianrancher573 months, 3 weeks ago
When my grandfather gave me his definition of conservative many years ago it included the idea that the government would come to the aid of people in the time of a disaster. If an area is declared a disaster area I think that the idea of insurance should be foregotten because they are the first to reneg on their obligations. All people in the area should be treated equal. Local governments has a tax assesment for all property so figuring out what people are entitled to should not be a problem. Contents of houses and business should be the responsibility of the owners and I don't feel that the country should replace those.
Priorities in a time of natural disaster should be 1) food, clothing, shelter and medical care for people in the area, 2) maintenence of law and order, 3) Financial compensation for the loss of ones house or business, 4) Developement of a defense agianst the similiar event if possible.
Countries do have a responsibility toward their citizens in cases such as this.
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mackiemesser3 months, 3 weeks ago
While we have not had any devastating floods ... just the usual streams overflowing and making some roads impassable and a sink hole or two forming ... it seems that we have been having an unusually wet year with so many torrential thunderstorms in the DC area. Instead of global warming, we seem to be experiencing global wetting.
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Wolfie20073 months, 3 weeks ago
Tango57, they are saying that this is the worst flooding in the midwest in 500 years. It's really doubtful that many there thought it necessary to buy flood insurance. I think this is going to be a bigger deal than some think.
Considering the area effected and the loss of crops, the devastation of utilities in the cities as well as the loss of homes and property, it's not over yet, this could be much bigger than the Katrina losses. If it continues to rain as it has been the Platte, Missouri and Mississippi Rivers will be flooding next. Corn and soy beans are going to bring a good price this year if any survive.
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