FEMA denies West,Tx Aid

[Daniel75]

I Dont get it we send billions overseas.

And that ****** me off as well.....

[GTXHUNTER88]

they put in 6million they said the state is responsible for the 40 million left

[Rich-Kat]

I Dont get it we send billions overseas.

X2

[Mike Javi Cooper]

I suspect that if it was y'all being denied you would be squalling like a bunch of 1st grade school girls about how the gov'ment done let y'all down and them sorry politicians better watch out.

[BubbaS]

"I suspect that if it was y'all being denied you would be squalling like a bunch of 1st grade school girls about how the gov'ment done let y'all down and them sorry politicians better watch out."

Agree 100%

[panhandlehunter]

I suspect that if it was y'all being denied you would be squalling like a bunch of 1st grade school girls about how the gov'ment done let y'all down and them sorry politicians better watch out.

Nope. who's fault is it that they don't have explosion coverage? I live on the coast, I have wind and flood coverage. If I lived next to a plant, I'd have explosion coverage. I feel for the people who had property damaged or destroyed, but it's not the governments job to bail out everybody when something happens.

[lameduck]

I agree with their decision.

And I agree with yours. It's time the people in this country get back to taking care of their self and stop looking for a government hand out every time something happens. ___ happens. These handouts is why were in the fix were in now.

People helping people is what it's about.

[Landrover]

That makes absolutely no sense at all considering the risks involved in what they produced.

beat me to it!!

Really, only $1 M ??? This can not be correct ????

And to be totally candid no one should be allowed to mfg and sell fertilizer with that low of insurance coverage. Where are the laws that are suppose to help us ???

Dang, my company is in the IT business and we don't have things that can blow up and we have to carry much more than $1 M.

We have that for each of our restaurants and they only are about 1,500 square feet each.

I would think it is irresponsible for the fertilizer company to only have $1M in insurance coverage. I have more personal coverage than that. But even if they had $10M, it wouldn't be near enough.

agree.........we carry that much on ourselves also!

There is no free money. That money comes from those of us who work our butts off. I don't think it should be handed out (free) in the North, East, West or South.

totally agree and have said that for years on TBH!!!

So what would happen if the school caught fire and burned down, instead of being damaged from an explosion? Wouldn't the school district have enough insurance to cover that type of loss?

I am sure the districts insurance is not paying and trying to force the fertilizer plants insurance to cover the loss. The sewer system and roads are another story entirely. That is a infrastructure issue, and there are other government programs both state and federal to assist with that.

Agree, agree and agreed!!!

I suspect that if it was y'all being denied you would be squalling like a bunch of 1st grade school girls about how the gov'ment done let y'all down and them sorry politicians better watch out.

That would be correct for about 90% of folks reading this thread but I can assure you me and a few others are not of that ilk! I am not interested in collectivism!

[JWF]

"I suspect that if it was y'all being denied you would be squalling like a bunch of 1st grade school girls about how the gov'ment done let y'all down and them sorry politicians better watch out."

Agree 100%

I agree with both of you

[CaptainDave]

FEMA sucks anyways.

Heck after Hurricane Ike, they listed places that ice and supply trucks would be available. The trucks were complete no-shows at a number of the proposed locations.

[rtp]

I agree it shouldnt be the Federal Govt's responsibility to cover all of this lose but if it was West, Illinois or West, California or West, Any Swing State it would be covered no problem. It is wrong but that is the way it is.

[lt87]

That would be correct for about 90% of folks reading this thread but I can assure you me and a few others are not of that ilk! I am not interested in collectivism!

Thank you for saying something for the 10%. I know I fall into that category...

I've been underinsured before because I couldn't afford it. Troubles came. And I didn't blame the ones who didn't have troubles or who HAD coverage. Not the governments job...

[kfd82]

They did not deny aid because they think someone else should pay for it, they denied it because the disaster wasn't big enough.

They are just not going to help Texas. Period.
Remember when half the state was on fire 2 years ago? they denied us then too.....

[BubbaS]

No one is blaming anybody. But when people have insurance that supposedly covers there house and there contents there expected to be covered. Now all the sudden there not covered and some of these elderly people have worked and payed for there places 50 years ago have nothing left. These same elderly people that live here even if they could afford to rebuild the water system for the north part of town was destroyed. It was estimated I believe to be like $5 mil to fix it. I guess they are just supposed to set back and wait for that money tree they planted a few weeks ago to start producing. But I'm sure those 10% of you people just have millions in your back pocket to rebuild the town. It's not a matter of just wanting a handout but some of these people have worked there whole lives and now on a fixed income have nothing to show for it. Get it together people. We are all texans.

[Landrover]

No one is blaming anybody. But when people have insurance that supposedly covers there house and there contents there expected to be covered. Now all the sudden there not covered and some of these elderly people have worked and payed for there places 50 years ago have nothing left. These same elderly people that live here even if they could afford to rebuild the water system for the north part of town was destroyed. It was estimated I believe to be like $5 mil to fix it. I guess they are just supposed to set back and wait for that money tree they planted a few weeks ago to start producing. But I'm sure those 10% of you people just have millions in your back pocket to rebuild the town. It's not a matter of just wanting a handout but some of these people have worked there whole lives and now on a fixed income have nothing to show for it. Get it together people. We are all texans.

Huh???
Nobody said millions to fix anybody's town! My parents are in there 80's, never been above middle class but have enough "various" types of insurance to rebuild every property they own as they are right where the hurricanes love to travel......the New Orleans coastal area. (also known as cancer alley because of all the chemical plants along the river.) It is daggum expensive insurance but it is their responsibility to protect there 43 year investment.....without expecting, looking or asking for other Americans to pitch in! Oh, after Katrina they did not ask for one thin dime. The multiple policies they had "invested" in for decades paid for everything that had even a smidget of damage. In addition, they were here with us 3 days before the hurricane even made a landing and stayed 3 weeks following the "natural disaster!" Planning for the worse and praying for the best is how LIFE should be viewed by any and every American citizen. People in need will always be helped and I (plus the other 10%) will most likely be the first to pitch in to make sure they are taken care of.