Entitlement, Texas Style

[Scuba]

[gaspee]

1. Make 'em dance

For that aid. Make them beg and dance - but give it to them even though the ignorant asshats voted against aid to a much higher populated area with widespread catastrophic damage that wasn't caused by lax business regulations.

[Scuba]

2. I would give them immediate aid, and sue the fertilizer company and their insurance company ...

... for every dime of it.

[KatyMan]

15. My understanding is that

the company is/was woefully underinsured and probably will not be able to cover claims.

[Scuba]

16. Then seize the assets of the owners.

That may still not cover the devastation, but should be done.

[Sirveri]

23. Their assets kind of exploded. But I agree with you.

I'd go for their personal assets, put the owners in the poor house so THEY get to experience working in a place with low safety standards.

[Laelth]

3. Not entirely accurate.

My understanding is that President Obama called the Governor of Texas and offered federal, FEMA aid without the governor even having to request it.

It may be hypocritical for Texas to accept the offer, but, as I understand the facts, the President offered aid before it was even requested.

-Laelth

[TRoN33]

4. Its clever in some way..

It will benefit Obama more than Perry would. It also show how Obama are far more patriotic toward America than the Republicans would appreciate!

[mnhtnbb]

5. Hey, it's all about privatizing profits and socializing costs. Makes perfect sense.

[kelliekat44]

14. +++1,000 nt

[SHRED]

6. Sandy happened because...

...of the gay/liberal/east coast.

Corporate fertilizer manufacturing is God's gift to mankind.

[UTUSN]

7. Ted CRUZ gives stiff competition to Darryl ISSA for king of all weasels n/t

[Seeking Serenity]

8. To be fair,

and as I recall it, GOP legislators opposed the Sandy aid bill, not because they didn't wany aid funds being provided to Sandy victims, but because they charged that the bill that was supposed to be for Sandy aid was also loaded up with funding requests for other projects that had nothing to do with Sandy aid.

Whether the bill did or didn't, I don't know. I didn't read it all. I just remember that was the assertion at the time.

[geek tragedy]

9. They opposed stuff like rebuilding and sea walls to prevent future disasters.

Seriously, every region should now have to dance for their money the way those rotten bastards from the South made NY, CT, and NJ dance for disaster aid.

[Seeking Serenity]

10. Well, I think even people here argue(d) about the propriety

of rebuilding, or tax money being spent to help rebuild, in areas likely to be hit and re-hit by natural disasters.

Am I wrong about that?

[geek tragedy]

11. There was tons of damage inland--not just on the shore.

Lower Manhattan was flooded.

[tabbycat31]

22. as a NJ resident

Should I call their offices and chew them out?

[TimberValley]

12. The people in Texas need federal assistance. This is no time for politics. nt.

[Scuba]

13. Please see my post, reply #2.

[Baitball Blogger]

17. I hope the feds have them explain their duplicity before releasing the funds.

Have them write a 2000 word essay: Why I deserve federal money, when I think nobody else should have it.

[noiretextatique]

18. stupid gop state politics

just like on the federal level, costs lives and $$ in the long run.

[bluestate10]

19. No. It shows how moronic the GOP is. Nothing more, nothing less. nt

[onethatcares]

20. give them all the aid they need.

no sense in making the average joe suffer any more than needed but add the caveat that every EPA, OSHA, and federal safety regulation must be adhered to to the max or liens will be placed on those companies that don't comply.

[Scuba]

21. See my post, reply #2....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=2707681

[Montoya]

24. Texas

Give Texas NOTHING! They want to be independent and want to hate the federal government? Then let them deal with this issue. Hows that deregulation working out for you Texas? lol