compensation for katrina victims
the non-violence advocate from the university of louisville who advocated killing president bush* [previous coverage here] also suggested:
I say once you get out of New Orleans or wherever else has been destroyed you demand FREE housing and medical treatment paid for by the U.S. government.
meanwhile, someone interviewed an individual who decided he was due about $20,000 (his rescue was unsatisfactory):
What I would like to happen? I would like for them to give us at least $20,000 apiece so we can, you know, get our life together. You know, we didn’t ask to come on that bus, slave. It’s like a slave ship. It’s just like, you know, back in history, you know, they put us on a slave ship. They separated us from our family. They did it–you know, just modern-day slavery, you know? Just give us what the f— we deserve.
edited family-safe version of the interview is [here] unedited version with video is [here].
there is discussion of compensation for katrina (and other disasters) at the becker-posner blog, where a couple [posner] [becker] of proposals are suggested.
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I don’t know why ANYONE displaced my Katrina should get one red cent from the government. If they are already receiving federal financial assistance (food stamps, etc) fine, they should continue to receive assistance, perhaps with an extension…but money just because of their bad luck of living in Katrina’s path?
Puh-lease!
Tragedy strikes thousands of Americans every single day.
What of the family where a parent is killed in an auto accident?
What of the family whose home is lost to a fire?
What of the young child who loses their sight due to disease?
Is the government to offer anyone and everyone large sums of money because unfortunate events befall them?
As Posner points out:
Hey, that isn’t a bad idea… getting the government to pay for everything. I am going to move down there and live out of my car and wait for the next one. Then, when it is all over, then I collect all my money!! Oh sure, I will be endagering the lives of police, military, and rescue workers when they have to come find my body. But hey, I will be 20,000 richer! Yes!
I agree doug!