[mark502inf]

If the people of New Orleans & Louisiana chose to live there, then they should have raised the money thru taxes or whatever to build the appropriate safeguards. The idea that everything is laid at Washngton's doorstep is poisonous to the individual effort and local initiatives that built the USA.

[af_vet_rr]

The idea that everything is laid at Washngton's doorstep is poisonous to the individual effort and local initiatives that built the USA.

The problem is, the people in Washington encourage this behavior. They thrive on the people relying on them.