Judge Orders Bush Administration to Resume Paying for Katrina Housing

[2sisters]

Thanks for the correction. (It's always helpful to have an English teacher on hand!)
I realize this is somewhat off subject; but this does set a base for the subject at hand...people receiving FEMA support and the why, when, how etc...should support stop. I realize that there are people of all color, sex, religion receiving FEMA support before someone accuses me of saying only African Americans are receiving support and are on welfare, etc... That is not what I am saying at all!! I was replying to a post earlier on the thread.
First of all, I said women who had several children by different fathers at a early age and were stuck in the welfare system was prominant in different cultures. I lived in Houston for 2 yrs....I know about Hispanics. I was born and raised in LA (20yrs) I know about African Americans (i didn't say it was "the cultures" being one particular..that is an assumption that you made).
But why is it Bill Cosby can say there is a growing problem among African Americans and he's brave and couragous and something must be done, but if someone white says it's racist or completely offbase? If there is a problem it needs to be addressed and people need to be helped...the situation doesn't need to be sugar coated (it doesn't make you a racist if you see there is a problem, really, it doesn't!!) I was in the Navy and 2 of my best friends were black. I don't have a racist bone in my body. I do make observations from what I see around me. I don't put blindfolds on!

Oh no, when you oppose welafre and free handouts for certain ones who abuse it you are being a racisit, at least in this thread you are. there has been no mention made of color and anything you, me, or anyone else opposes the other 2 more vocal ones on this thread what we have said is spun into a sexist, racisit tirade. For the recore, i am a white woman, with 2 kids. My husband teaches. I currnetly do not have insurance, we can't afford it, for me to be insured on the teachers insurance plan it would cost an extra 180$ a paycheck. When both of my children were insured on it it was 153$ per check. I paid it, that was fine, you have to be insured. i took them to a wellcheck and then recived a bill from the Dr. at 161$ per child, insurance covered 30$ per child. I now have then on state medicaid until I go back to work and can explore other insurance options. Do I feel like a drain on the system? yes sometimes, but I have paid in taxes since i was 16, I do not think I am taking advantage of the health care, not everyone on government programs is, some are. Either way, the state of MS is paying money to have my kids insured (they pick up 1/2 of the tab on the teachers insurance)I applied b/c afew other coworkers of his have their kids on medicaid. What is wrong with that picture? So spin that into whatever you like b/c that's what a few of you do best.

 

[2sisters]

Plus, maids, gardeners and cooks (why not just put them back in slavery?):doh: That sounds like a little higher than middle class to me...

Yes! Then we don't have to pay them 5.35$ per hour, pay them even less to scrub our toilets, dahling.

 

[czechmate7]

Oh no, when you oppose welafre and free handouts for certain ones who abuse it you are being a racisit, at least in this thread you are. there has been no mention made of color and anything you, me, or anyone else opposes the other 2 more vocal ones on this thread what we have said is spun into a sexist, racisit tirade. For the recore, i am a white woman, with 2 kids. My husband teaches. I currnetly do not have insurance, we can't afford it, for me to be insured on the teachers insurance plan it would cost an extra 180$ a paycheck. When both of my children were insured on it it was 153$ per check. I paid it, that was fine, you have to be insured. i took them to a wellcheck and then recived a bill from the Dr. at 161$ per child, insurance covered 30$ per child. I now have then on state medicaid until I go back to work and can explore other insurance options. Do I feel like a drain on the system? yes, but I have paid in taxes since i was 16, I do not think I am taking advantage of the health care, nopt everyone on government programs is., some are. Either way, the state of MS is paying money to have my kids insured (they pick up 1/2 of the tab on the teachers insurance)I applies b/c afew other coworkers of his have their kids on medicaid. What is wrong with that picture? So spin that into whatever you like b/c that's what a few of you do best.

I also had a similiar situation. When my daughter was 1 yr (I, too, was not working) she began having seizures. Later she was dx with Autism, ADHD and Epilepsy. After my divorce, I went back to work and my daughter received SSI and Medicaid (I didn't make all that much money). I finally got a job were it was possible for me to move up. The kicker is if I made anymore money (more than $11.00 hr) my daughter would lose all her benefits and I would have to begin paying her healthcare....so, what did I do when I was offered a raise???? If I took it, would lose benefits and have to pay for healthcare...I would be actually be bringing home less money!!! But, it would better my position and give me the opportunity to move up even higher.... I took the raise to better myself and lost all her benefits......So, I've been there, had to make the choice and am a better person because of it!!

 

[julianne]

Oh no, when you oppose welafre and free handouts for certain ones who abuse it you are being a racisit, at least in this thread you are. there has been no mention made of color and anything you, me, or anyone else opposes the other 2 more vocal ones on this thread what we have said is spun into a sexist, racisit tirade. For the recore, i am a white woman, with 2 kids. My husband teaches. I currnetly do not have insurance, we can't afford it, for me to be insured on the teachers insurance plan it would cost an extra 180$ a paycheck. When both of my children were insured on it it was 153$ per check. I paid it, that was fine, you have to be insured. i took them to a wellcheck and then recived a bill from the Dr. at 161$ per child, insurance covered 30$ per child. I now have then on state medicaid until I go back to work and can explore other insurance options. Do I feel like a drain on the system? yes sometimes, but I have paid in taxes since i was 16, I do not think I am taking advantage of the health care, not everyone on government programs is, some are. Either way, the state of MS is paying money to have my kids insured (they pick up 1/2 of the tab on the teachers insurance)I applied b/c afew other coworkers of his have their kids on medicaid. What is wrong with that picture? So spin that into whatever you like b/c that's what a few of you do best.

Now, 2sisters, THAT surprises me, because you have been extremely vocal against people who receive welfare, going so far as to call some women who are on it "worthless women." So it surprises me that you post that you, too, are a welfare recipient.

You keep making negative references to others posts that disagree with your point of view. There is room on this board for ALL opinions. Everyone has something of value to contribute. I'll be the first to admit that I was wrong in assuming you were bashing all women who don't want to work when you made the reference "worthless women and others who don't want to work". See to me, no woman is worthless. A woman who doesn't want to work so she can stay home and raise her babies isn't worthless, IMO. Neither is a woman who has kids at a young age, or has kids by different fathers. Life has a way of dealing people the very thing(s) they never thought they'd have to face. Sometimes women get "stuck" in being a welfare mom for longer than she wants or chooses. Is there a certain time limit in your mind that gets crossed that changes a welfare receiving woman into a worthless welfare receiving woman?

I don't cast my eyes or thoughts down upon those who receive welfare. I thought you were doing so in your many posts, but after reading your last post I see I was wrong in that assumption. I am lucky enough and blessed enough to have never needed government aid or welfare, but life hands all of us a certain hand as you know, and sometimes when dealing with that hand we need the help of others. Nobody is immune.

 

[Marthatex]

So by your estimation, the thievery in poor areas is to blame on you and your friends not paying your maid enough? Am I supposed to feel sorry for them b/c they clean your house and cut your grass? I think it is great that they work, it may not be the most respectable, but it's a job.epsecially considering that i have seen how people that can afford a lawn boy or maid treat their employees.There are many poor who wouldn't steal a dime, once again you are giving people a cop out. They are poor an that excuses them from all responsibility. I guess those plasma TV's are for their kids to watch baby einstien vidoes. It is people like you that keep the people like that down by enabling them, not the evil republicans, Bush, or the people who are just damn tired of seeing things they worked so hard for dissappear, stolen by a nogoodnick.

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Didn't say that at all, you're putting words in my mouth. A little tad defensive? "me and my friends didn't pay the maid enough?" Where in the world did THAT come from? Boy I just can't do anything right can I, help them from Katrina, or employ them either. Just who is "attacking" folks?

I was 12 years old, I don't think I was in a conspiracy to "keep them down". This was in the early '60s; so now people are making ME out to be prejudiced? Cute trick. Guess again.

I thought you said you thought people should work. What other jobs were they able to get? They weren't allowed to even go to our schools.

"You people are the ones keeping them down..." That my dear is a personal attack.

I am not "you people", thank you very much.

I know about government, and I know about the Constitution of our United States, which the judge upheld. Have you read the judgment?

I'm sorry that you cannot accept my honest description of my life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the late 50's and 60's, which I was just describing to give some sort in insight here into "people of the lower class". Perhaps I should not have given it. It certainly didn't attack any posters. here. REMEMBER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ATTACK THE POST, NOT THE POSTER.

Checko, to answer your comment, I was just barely middle class, and just about everyone could afford a maid once a week. I didn't have a gardner, or cook, I was just commenting on what jobs they held.

There weren't too many hispanics affected in NO by the hurricane, and everyone here knows what the "elephant in the room is" here, and which "group" was most affected and on welfare or working lower class jobs there. Not that much has really changed in Louisiana, I guess.

I agree completely with Bill Cosby that the Afro-American culture, which often lacks a father at the head of the family, needs to work on "cleaning up their own act" and bettering themselves. But once again, I'm a broken record, this does not have to do with this particular ruling by the Judge which blames FEMA and their processes.

BTW, there's an article in the New York Times today that levee work there, after initial repairs, has started to dwindle.

 

[2sisters]

Now, 2sisters, THAT surprises me, because you have been extremely vocal against people who receive welfare, going so far as to call some women who are on it "worthless women." So it surprises me that you post that you, too, are a welfare recipient.

You keep making negative references to others posts that disagree with your point of view. There is room on this board for ALL opinions. Everyone has something of value to contribute. I'll be the first to admit that I was wrong in assuming you were bashing all women who don't want to work when you made the reference "worthless women and others who don't want to work". See to me, no woman is worthless. A woman who doesn't want to work so she can stay home and raise her babies isn't worthless, IMO. Neither is a woman who has kids at a young age, or has kids by different fathers. Life has a way of dealing people the very thing(s) they never thought they'd have to face. Sometimes women get "stuck" in being a welfare mom for longer than she wants or chooses. Is there a certain time limit in your mind that gets crossed that changes a welfare receiving woman into a worthless welfare receiving woman?

I don't cast my eyes or thoughts down upon those who receive welfare. I thought you were doing so in your many posts, but after reading your last post I see I was wrong in that assumption. I am lucky enough and blessed enough to have never needed government aid or welfare, but life hands all of us a certain hand as you know, and sometimes when dealing with that hand we need the help of others. Nobody is immune.

As i said before, there are extenuating circumstances. I only posted that to make it known that i am not some horrible person who thinks people on welfae should be lined up and shot.Not all women are worthless I don't feel that way at all. it is a sad commentary when teachers can not afford health care, which is why i am in the situation that i am in. I would love more than anything to not be on the medicaid but my kids health care is more important than my pride.The governmet should help others, but you have to admit that alot make a career out of it. do all of them? no. The area we live in has a lot that work in the constuction industry that do not report all of their earnings, just enough to take advantage of the governmet services. New Orleans is a city that is addicted to government assistance, if you haven't lived there then you really wouldn't see that. my whole point at the start of this was that addiction to the assistance has made it impossible to function on their own, that does a disservice to those people. i did not say nobody deserved help, but when people constantly abuse the system, that makes me mad. I know there are room for all opinions here but I don't like it when other posters are attacked for disagreeing.

 

[2sisters]

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Didn't say that at all, you're putting words in my mouth. A little tad defensive? "me and my friends didn't pay the maid enough?" Where in the world did THAT come from? Boy I just can't do anything right can I, help them from Katrina, or employ them either. Just who is "attacking" folks?

I was 12 years old, I don't think I was in a conspiracy to "keep them down". This was in the early '60s; so now people are making ME out to be prejudiced? Cute trick. Guess again.

I thought you said you thought people should work. What other jobs were they able to get? They weren't allowed to even go to our schools.

"You people are the ones keeping them down..." That my dear is a personal attack.

I am not "you people", thank you very much.

I know about government, and I know about the Constitution of our United States, which the judge upheld. Have you read the judgment?

I'm sorry that you cannot accept my honest description of my life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the late 50's and 60's, which I was just describing to give some sort in insight here into "people of the lower class". Perhaps I should not have given it. It certainly didn't attack any posters. here. REMEMBER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ATTACK THE POST, NOT THE POSTER.

Checko, to answer your comment, I was just barely middle class, and just about everyone could afford a maid once a week. I didn't have a gardner, or cook, I was just commenting on what jobs they held.

There weren't too many hispanics affected in NO by the hurricane, and everyone here knows what the "elephant in the room is" here, and which "group" was most affected and on welfare or working lower class jobs there. Not that much has really changed in Louisiana, I guess.

I agree completely with Bill Cosby that the Afro-American culture, which often lacks a father at the head of the family, needs to work on "cleaning up their own act" and bettering themselves. But once again, I'm a broken record, this does not have to do with this particular ruling by the Judge which blames FEMA and their processes.

BTW, there's an article in the New York Times today that levee work there, after initial repairs, has started to dwindle.

i know what you meant, I was trying to turn it around as you have on a few things i and other posters have said. I have felt like you insinuated that i and others were racist and I am not. perhaps I misunderstood you, who knows? My apologies to you for attacking you and being a jerk. I was under the impression that you were talking about present day, I didn't see where you said it was in the 50's and 60's

 

[Marthatex]

Plus, maids, gardeners and cooks (why not just put them back in slavery?):doh: That sounds like a little higher than middle class to me...

No, it was middle class, Baton Rouge Louisiana, late 50's and early 60's.

You can slap your head all you want, but I was giving a description and it was the truth. My father was a professor and we didn't have alot of money at all. That's why a shanty town was right down at the end my street.

"keep them in slavery". OH, funny. Yes my family was racist for sure. At that time they couldn't even attend our schools, and obviously they lived in separate neighborhoods and still do. some of the fortunate, smart, hardworking with good families have risen up and have good jobs now.

That's what the Civil Rights Movement was all about.

I don't think I should be made fun of because I lived in the South and made an honest observation of life there.

 

[deanws]

No woman is worthless, with the exception of those who murder. What about the mother of 4 kids who thought she was happily married until her husband up and left her, alone to care for her kids? She's certainly not worthless. What about the mother who's husband suddenly dies, leaving her a widow with young children & she wants to continue to stay home raising those young babies as long as she can, because her babies need her more than anything? She is not worthless. Parenting children is the most important job in the world. Your comment surprises me, because I believe you are a woman yourself. A mother yourself. Sure, there are some bad seeds. But many times, life deals you a real shitty hand and takes you down roads you thought you'd never have to travel. I've been lucky that I have always been able to support myself, but that doesn't mean I cast my eyes and thoughts down upon those who have difficulty and declare them "worthless". For I know that in a blink of an eye, things can change your life and put you where you never thought you'd be. My dear friend is a mother to 3 kids. She used to have 4 children, but one died of leukemia at the age of 4 FOUR!!!!! She had to go on public medical aid to pay for all his medical bills. When the docs suggested experimental treatment when all else failed, the insurance wouldn't pay for it because it was deemed experimental. They depleted their savings in a matter of 3 months, with over $25,000 dollars being paid for his treatments before he died. Ripped the family apart. Her husband up and left, couldn't take it. She is now on welfare. She doesn't work because she is deathly terrified of losing another child....emotionally she just can't do it. That's not even taking into account child care issues even if she COULD work. SHE IS NOT WORTHLESS.

I think that alot of the current demise of our world today is mans' inhumanity to man. Or womans' inhumanity to woman.

Compassion is what this world is severly lacking in.

Julianne, your story made me cry. That poor POOR woman.

 

[czechmate7]

I thought you said you thought people should work. What other jobs were they able to get? They weren't allowed to even go to our schools.

I'm sorry that you cannot accept my honest description of my life in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the late 50's and 60's, which I was just describing to give some sort in insight here into "people of the lower class". Perhaps I should not have given it. It certainly didn't attack any posters. here. REMEMBER, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO ATTACK THE POST, NOT THE POSTER.

Martha~ I'm sorry if you feel I am attacking you personally...that was not my intention...I apologize.
But this isn't the 50's or 60's...It is a whole different world now.

I agree completely with Bill Cosby that the Afro-American culture, which often lacks a father at the head of the family, needs to work on "cleaning up their own act" and bettering themselves. But once again, I'm a broken record, this does not have to do with this particular ruling by the Judge which blames FEMA and their processes.

This has been my point the entire time! Nothing more, nothing less...I understand it doesn't directly have anything to do with the Judge and FEMA, but indirectly it has to be with SOME/QUITE A FEW individuals who will be affected when FEMA decides to discontinue help....I'm just trying to look at the big picture.

 

[czechmate7]

I don't think I should be made fun of because I lived in the South and made an honest observation of life there.

I was born and raised in the south....I would never make fun of ANYONE, much less someone from the south!!
I am doing exactly what you are doing though...making a honest obervation of life there as I know it. I grew up around NO in the 80's and 90's...like I posted before, it's a whole different world now.
Martha...you can't take how things were in the 50's and 60's and think they still apply today. Life was so much different. The blacks were treated so much differently. They can do anything they want today...they are not limited to cooks and maids.

 

[Marthatex]

i know what you meant, I was trying to turn it around as you have on a few things i and other posters have said. I have felt like you insinuated that i and others were racist and I am not. perhaps I misunderstood you, who knows? My apologies to you for attacking you and being a jerk. I was under the impression that you were talking about present day, I didn't see where you said it was in the 50's and 60's

Things haven't changed that much today; that's the thing. I'm in Texas now and the maids and gardners are mostly HIspanic.

I paid Social Security for 20 years for my housekeeper, and that costs alot!

They do pretty darned well, I know alot don't report their wages and HAVE BIG SCREENED TVs! Fancy cars; some into drugs and gangs, you know.

A housekeeper here makes more per hour than a teacher. I'm sorry you don't have health insurance with your job; that is a huge problem in this country. I've been a teacher too, usually it comes with your job here, although is expensive if you add your family. I'm sure private school teachers don't get insurance always.

I accept your apology, but I don't think anyone was trying to call you a racist, but that we need to be fair across all groups; and if some women are "worthless", so are the daddy's that impregnate them so much. I think "ignorant, uneducated, or bummed out on drugs" are better descriptions than worthless. I think Julliane was trying to make the point that no person should be deemed worthless.

 

[2sisters]

This has been my point the entire time! Nothing more, nothing less...I understand it doesn't directly have anything to do with the Judge and FEMA, but indirectly it has to be with SOME/QUITE A FEW individuals who will be affected when FEMA decides to discontinue help....I'm just trying to look at the big picture.

Thats what i have been thinking but I guess I am misspeaking or something. Where will they be when the help goes away? Projects are not ideal and are deplorableliving conditions at best. But some of the people in NO are up in arms that they have not been reopened, one idea was to level them and make a mixed income "subdivision" of sorts with some houses and some dupleses and an aprtment building and your living arrangements would be determined by your income. But that idea angered many and some black leaders said it was antoher case of NO trying to keep them out.. I can't figure out why. From the start, FEMA said they could only have the trailers until feb. 07, where every evacuee living in one the be then? Unfortuantley, the governemt that should be helping them (which they are doing short term) will keep them down in the end b/c they are not offering any long term solutions. God help them when they go to take those campers away. It's just give them money and a crappy 50 square foot camper that may blow over in a rainshower and shut them up.

 

[deanws]

So by your estimation, the thievery in poor areas is to blame on you and your friends not paying your maid enough? Am I supposed to feel sorry for them b/c they clean your house and cut your grass? I think it is great that they work, it may not be the most respectable, but it's a job.epsecially considering that i have seen how people that can afford a lawn boy or maid treat their employees.There are many poor who wouldn't steal a dime, once again you are giving people a cop out. They are poor an that excuses them from all responsibility. I guess those plasma TV's are for their kids to watch baby einstien vidoes. It is people like you that keep the people like that down by enabling them, not the evil republicans, Bush, or the people who are just damn tired of seeing things they worked so hard for dissappear, stolen by a nogoodnick.

Sisiters, I do not see that cleaning houses or providing garden services and animal care as a low respect job. I value my gardeners, horse caretakers and maid. They make my life easier and are wonderful people. They are talanted and take great pride in their work. I treat them as friends because they ARE my friends. Without them, I couldn't do what I do. We all live together in this world..no matter what our jobs are, I think we should do them with pride. My help has never stolen anything from me. If they needed anything, I would gladly give it to them...no stealing would be necessary.

 

[2sisters]

Sisiters, I do not see that cleaning houses or providing garden services and animal care as a low respect job. I value my gardeners, horse caretakers and maid. They make my life easier and are wonderful people. They are talanted and take great pride in their work. I treat them as friends because they ARE my friends. Without them, I couldn't do what I do. We all live together in this world..no matter what our jobs are, I think we should do them with pride. My help has never stolen anything from me. If they needed anything, I would gladly give it to them...no stealing would be necessary.

No they aren't at all but to some it is demeaning. Look at the way people treat cashiers or people working at mcdonalds.

 

[Marthatex]

Martha~ I'm sorry if you feel I am attacking you personally...that was not my intention...I apologize.
But this isn't the 50's or 60's...It is a whole different world now.




This has been my point the entire time! Nothing more, nothing less...I understand it doesn't directly have anything to do with the Judge and FEMA, but indirectly it has to be with SOME/QUITE A FEW individuals who will be affected when FEMA decides to discontinue help....I'm just trying to look at the big picture.

Well, I can agree. What are they going to do? It seems it's going to take some education and social service programs, which Louisiana must not have had much of all this time; and people dont' want to be paying taxes for that either. Or there's corruption and ineptitude.

So like I said, they end up in prison or we do support them on welfare, doesn't that end up costing more in the long run? I hope they'll be hired to help rebuild New Orleans, when the work really gets going.

 

[deanws]

No they aren't at all but to some it is demeaning. Look at the way people treat cashiers or people working at mcdonalds.

People that mistreat others are lacking something in their moral character and it is disgusting!

 

[Marthatex]

Thanks for the correction. (It's always helpful to have an English teacher on hand!)
I realize this is somewhat off subject; but this does set a base for the subject at hand...people receiving FEMA support and the why, when, how etc...should support stop. I realize that there are people of all color, sex, religion receiving FEMA support before someone accuses me of saying only African Americans are receiving support and are on welfare, etc... That is not what I am saying at all!! I was replying to a post earlier on the thread.
First of all, I said women who had several children by different fathers at a early age and were stuck in the welfare system was prominant in different cultures. I lived in Houston for 2 yrs....I know about Hispanics. I was born and raised in LA (20yrs) I know about African Americans (i didn't say it was "the cultures" being one particular..that is an assumption that you made).
But why is it Bill Cosby can say there is a growing problem among African Americans and he's brave and couragous and something must be done, but if someone white says it's racist or completely offbase? If there is a problem it needs to be addressed and people need to be helped...the situation doesn't need to be sugar coated (it doesn't make you a racist if you see there is a problem, really, it doesn't!!) I was in the Navy and 2 of my best friends were black. I don't have a racist bone in my body. I do make observations from what I see around me. I don't put blindfolds on!

No one has called anyone here a racist to my knowledge. I have openly admitted that I can be prejudiced, given the circumstances, just like anyone else.

I am trying be honest in just saying this is the Afro-American poor we are largely talking about here; living in New Orleans. If the Mods ban me for that, then so be it; that's just the population we are talking about.

I don't know for sure, as I mentioned, do any elderly white or others live in the FEMA trailers, I have no idea on that; haven't researched it. Many elderly in nursing homes also suffered and died. I bet they were on medicare or medicaid too. Most nursing home folks are on Medicaid. Is that bad? I know that Nola was partly a "cesspool", but I don't necessarily agree that it shouldn't be built back.

No one is accusing of being a racist, but we definitely are contemptuous toward those particular victims of Katrina, and those who might happen to be on welfare and "taking advantage" of the system; which I don't know if that is absolutely true or not.

I assure you I don't put "blindfolds" on; my husband can tell you that; I'm 57 and I've "seen alot", especially teaching in Houston LOL; I taught a MELTING POT; I kick those "dirty old men" in the groin too. I notice everything. If I could see you right now.... WATCH OUT!

Navy, great, my daddy was in the Navy.

 

[czechmate7]

No one has called anyone here a racist to my knowledge. I have openly admitted that I can be prejudiced, given the circumstances, just like anyone else.

I am trying be honest in just saying this is the Afro-American poor we are largely talking about here; victims of a New Orleans. If the Mods ban me for that, then so be it; that's just the population we are talking about.

I don't know for sure, as I mentioned, do any elderly white or others live in the FEMA trailers, I have no idea on that; haven't researched it.

No one is accusing of being a racist, but we definitely are contemptuous toward those particular victims of Katrina, and those who might happen to be on welfare and "taking advantage" of the system; which I don't know if that is absolutely true or not.

No one has called anyone racist...but when someone makes a derogatory statement against another race many people may view that person as racist.
I think we all know (don't know if you were being sarcastic) and I've even posted that people of every race, religion, age, economic background live in FEMA trailers...no research needed . But, you may want to research how many of those individuals are employed or not, trying to rebuild or if they have any plans on what they will do when government funding does cease.
It's going to happen....
Also, I was under the impression that it wasn't only FEMA trailers but also the funding for rent in hotels, apts, etc..... Is that incorrect?

 

[Marthatex]

Good point. It probably is for temporary housing in general, I'll have to reread.

Some may have gotten employment; but where? I'm sure alot of jobs haven't been created there yet; but may in time.

Even if they got employment; rent is a BIG CHUNK; at least it is around here. A fourth to a third of your income; so if you got a job at McDonalds, well....

As I say, I'd rather pay for their housing a while longer than have them quit their jobs and be out on the streets. If they're on welfare, that should only be for a certain amount of time or if disabled.

I'm sure the JUDGE will say I'm not a racist.