ParrotHead Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 http://www.ajc.com/sunday/content/epaper/editions/sunday/metro_34b55334252e12670094.html Yesterday's edition of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution featured a story entitled "Fear of Eviction: Evacuees worry aid will run out." The story featured Rolanda Cain, her one-year-old baby and her boyfriend. Rolanda has been living in a motel on Fulton Industrial Blvd. in Atlanta since she left New Orleans. The article says that the federal government has been paying the hotel bill. Not so. It's the taxpayers who have been footing the bill for Rolanda and her boyfriend. The federal government merely seizes the money and passes it on. Rolanda is worried about being evicted from the motel. She says "We have a place to stay. We have food. The only worry is how long it will last." WHAT? Her only worry is when the government handouts will stop? Rolanda says that this is all very frustrating. "With no answers, you don't know which way to go." My guess is, since she has no answers and no direction she’s sitting around doing absolutely nothing. Oh and by the way, the article makes no mention of Rolanda or her boyfriend making one effort toward actually getting a job and trying to support themselves. Well .. the answers don't seem to be coming, and Rolanda says that she's fed up with the FEMA program. Oh my! Fed up with FEMA, I bet she really gets fed up with them around check paying time. The article does point out that Rolanda has spent hours in the motel's computer room searching for other housing. Other housing paid for by taxpayers. Question: If Rolanda is so hot with the computer, why isn't she spending some time looking for jobs! At the end of the article the Atlanta Journal-Constitution had a list of "What's available for evacuees." The list contained the federal disaster assistance programs that were available to evacuees. Among them were cash grants, free hotel stays, expedited housing assistance, low-interest loans, grants for medical care and other goodies. Nowhere in the list did you see any mention of jobs programs or training. Again, the poor doing exactly what makes them poor…..nothing! Oh wait, they are waiting for answers and another handout, I guess that is doing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master_Chief Posted October 24, 2005 Report Share Posted October 24, 2005 Re: Fear of Eviction – one Evacuee’s story Don't you just love Boortz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Fear of Eviction – one Evacuee’s story [ QUOTE ] Again, the poor doing exactly what makes them poor…..nothing! Oh wait, they are waiting for answers and another handout, I guess that is doing something. [/ QUOTE ] You forgot to mention that while they are getting these benefits many of these people are griping about not getting enough and blaming others for their situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyj987 Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Fear of Eviction – one Evacuee’s story How insensitive of you PH! After all, EVERYBODY knows that George Bush caused the hurricane to kill poor people in New Orleans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParrotHead Posted October 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 Re: Fear of Eviction – one Evacuee’s story No Mark - he didn't cause the hurricane - he just blew up the levees so that the black communities would drown and not the white. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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