Comments on: Katrina Pain Index: New Orleans Three Years Later http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/katrina-pain-index-new-orleans-three-years-later/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:42:51 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: warren http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/katrina-pain-index-new-orleans-three-years-later/#comment-27314 warren Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:49:49 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2698#comment-27314 Because the US Corps of Engineers failed to provide adequate protection to the city. This failure was caused by a lack of management and oversight by a US Government agency directly charged with the design, construction and maintenance of the levees. If a private contractor had done the same shoddy work, would you sue them demanding to be made whole? Because the US Corps of Engineers failed to provide adequate protection to the city.

This failure was caused by a lack of management and oversight by a US Government agency directly charged with the design, construction and maintenance of the levees. If a private contractor had done the same shoddy work, would you sue them demanding to be made whole?

]]> By: Raven http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/katrina-pain-index-new-orleans-three-years-later/#comment-27174 Raven Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:09:29 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2698#comment-27174 A lot of homeowners did have insurance. However, because the homes were damaged because of the levies blowing out and causing the storm surge, and not because of the hurricane winds themselves, the insurance companies considered it not covered. The levies had been reported to the government for years that they were not sufficiently maintained, and that a storm of this magnitude could cause this kind of damage. Petitions for funds to repair the damaged levies were repeatedly ignored. Because of that, the Feds SHOULD pay for this, because had these levies been maintained correctly, there would be no flood damage, and so many people would not have lost their homes. A lot of homeowners did have insurance. However, because the homes were damaged because of the levies blowing out and causing the storm surge, and not because of the hurricane winds themselves, the insurance companies considered it not covered.

The levies had been reported to the government for years that they were not sufficiently maintained, and that a storm of this magnitude could cause this kind of damage. Petitions for funds to repair the damaged levies were repeatedly ignored.

Because of that, the Feds SHOULD pay for this, because had these levies been maintained correctly, there would be no flood damage, and so many people would not have lost their homes.

]]> By: pegr http://dissidentvoice.org/2008/08/katrina-pain-index-new-orleans-three-years-later/#comment-27145 pegr Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:31:44 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/?p=2698#comment-27145 Any why should the Feds give taxpayer money to uninsured homeowners? Before you call me names, please point out the constitutional justification for such charity. Any why should the Feds give taxpayer money to uninsured homeowners? Before you call me names, please point out the constitutional justification for such charity.

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