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Originally Posted by Cali Coug
After Katrina, many people on this board lambasted those who lived in New Orleans for owning a house in a city that was susceptible to flooding and hurricanes. Several said we shouldn't even bother rebuilding.
Why no criticism for those in the Midwest now? The people who are losing their homes now are the same ones who lost them in 1993. Should the government help them?
And yes, I think the government clearly should help them. Just pointing out the clear hypocrisy that I am guessing was largely race driven.
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Well I wasn't one who was critical of anyone for living in NO, but might it have something to do with the fact that the people living in the flood plain aren't blaming their plight on a racists government? I agree that there is a racial component here.