September 2006
The Unlearned Lesson of Katrina
by jasontromm (via)
The disaster in New Orleans was caused, not by too little welfare spending, but by too much. Four decades of dependence on government left people without the resources -- economic, intellectual, or moral -- to plan ahead and provide for themselves in an emergency
February 2006
House Report on Katrina Faults Government Officials - Bloomberg.com
by zboog
Federal, state and local officials all failed to anticipate the devastation threatened by Hurricane Katrina and then were slow to react when the storm overwhelmed New Orleans levees, said a draft report by a special House committee investigating Katrina.
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