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I think that the "refugees" are (for the most part) WIC, AFDC, etc, dependent persons who now get to rely upon more gubmint handouts...

Believe whatever makes you feel better. Many or most people in there do not fit that description, and none of them deserve to be going through this. There was NO public transportation to get people out, no buses, no guarantee of shelter. People without cars or without money or relatives for shelter couldn't get out. Sick people couldn't travel. To outrun the storm, you had to leave early, and many people thought they'd be safer riding it out in their homes then walking anywhere and getting nowhere.

The rush to blame these people, who are suffering beyond most people's capacity to understand, is revolting. Sometimes bad things happen to people who don't deserve it.