FNC just shows very long lines of cars returning to NO. People are being allowed back into NO to pick up a few things and then leave again.
People with cars, that is. So once again, there is no plan for those without resources and who now live in another state to be given the same opportunity.
And I'm not sure this plan letting people go back is a good idea. Wasn't a fortune just spent getting people OUT? Some of these people are going to be tempted to stay, especially in the sections that have electricity.
That's Jefferson Parish, which had announced this plan to allow people back to reclaim valuables some time ago..
Jefferson Parish isn't NO, proper, and while it was devastated, it's not as bad as NO.
People with cars, that is. So once again, there is no plan for those without resources and who now live in another state to be given the same opportunity.
C'mon. Your comment reminds me of Churchill's quote about "the vice of capitalism is an unequal share of the blessings, while the virtue of communism is an equal share of the misery." It sounds like you want to prevent those with the ability to start recovering their lives from doing so, until there is an equal share of misery.
And I'm not sure this plan letting people go back is a good idea. Wasn't a fortune just spent getting people OUT? Some of these people are going to be tempted to stay, especially in the sections that have electricity.
While you see these images all on the same TV screen, they are occurring miles apart. The misery index is not uniform across the region. And to answer you point about people leaving again, I would just say that those, returning with cars, are the most likely to depart again, because they a) have current mobility; b) probably have the financial wherewithall and skills to want to seek to rebuilt their lives as quickly as possible. It is only humane to let people attempt to salvage a few mementos from their lives before moving on.
I'll leave it to the doctors to decide if it is medically safe to let people remain, if the water and electricity are restored.