tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294015463663966184.post1075079175041548542..comments2023-07-29T04:34:02.400-07:00Comments on Zen, Texas: In the event of a hurricane, don't call Ron PaulTim Tutthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08084146608094782303noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294015463663966184.post-22339268331945054742011-09-02T13:20:32.697-07:002011-09-02T13:20:32.697-07:00Hi Tim,
Good post. I appreciate your points but I...Hi Tim,<br /><br />Good post. I appreciate your points but I feel compelled to point out that 1900 was a completely different time than exists today. Yes, the Federal Government was more helpful after the Galveston Hurricane, as you pointed out. However, after living through Hurricane Ike 108 years later, I can tell you that the Federal Government is too wasteful, bloated, and inefficient to help in that same way today. Granted, Ike did not result in the same loss of lives as in the Hurricane of 1900, but much of that was due to advance warning and preparation, which in turn was due in large part to technological advances, as you point out in your blog. So yes, if the Federal Government were as good at "helping" as they were in 1900, then I would be all for it. But seeing how they operate today, after Ike and after Katrina, I would much rather not have their "help"!K. Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361396507914993665noreply@blogger.com