We go through this shit EVERY YEAR. Who will be at fault this time?
People and News outlets will inevitably pin whatever happens on politicians and Trump. Even with NEARLY TWO WEEKS NOTICE there will be fools who defy common sense and risk life and limb. You choose to live in the path of yearly hurricanes yet if the worst happens many will blame someone else for the consequences of that decision.
If this storm makes landfall I am dreading the nonstop coverage of the blame game.
It is not really as easy as you make it out to be. Many people have no where to go and do not have the extra cash lying around for a week in a hotel 100 miles inland.
Who do you believe bears the responsibility for planning and putting aside the necessary resources for evacuation in the event of impending disaster (i.e. hurricane bearing down), The person that lives in a high risk disaster area or the rest of society?
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Failure to plan is planning to fail" --
Alan Lakein
My point was that it is not as black and white as the OP tried to make it out to be. Everyone should be prepared for an emergency, but some events are larger than others and do more damage than others, that is where society steps in.
Doesn't answer the question regarding who bears the responsibility for planning for and having the resources set aside for evacuating in the event of impending disaster, the individual that chose to live in the disaster zone or society.
At it's core , it is a simple question, who should bear responsibility for an individual getting the out of the way of an oncoming disaster the can be seen well in advance, the individual or the rest of society? Personally I think if you're too irresponsible to plan for your own safety in the event of a disaster and you live in an area that is prone to disasters, you deserve whatever you get......
We (meaning all of us that DON'T live in disaster prone areas) already subsidize the risk for of living in these areas at the federal level, why should we also take responsibility for getting those people out of the way of an oncoming disaster who don't take any responsibility for themselves?
My daughter lives in Jax, she is an ER nurse, she cannot evacuate as she will be expected to be on duty, thus she has made other preparations.
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She has made other preparations" ... in other words she has taken responsibility for her own safety in the event of the disaster, why should she have to do this while others get off the hook?