Five years after Hurricane Katrina.

Five years after Hurricane Katrina. Another reminder that big government will take on important tasks and then overspend and underdeliver.

"The hurricane protection failures in New Orleans prompted a lawsuit against the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) the builders of the levee system as mandated in the Flood Control Act of 1965. Responsibility for the failures and flooding was laid squarely on the Army Corps in January 2008, but the federal agency could not be held financially liable due to sovereign immunity in the Flood Control Act of 1928." from Wikipedia - But alas the Federal Government became very much financially responsible for the damage - just not via lawsuits.

In these cases, politicians will then tell us that we need to try a little harder, spend a little more to get the job done properly.

Rarely is their a discussion about getting the government out of things they are poor at (most things) and leaving these activities to the private sector.

Let's put the seniors in jail

I received this from a friend......

Let's put the seniors in jail, and the criminals in a nursing home.

This way the seniors would have access to showers, hobbies, and walks,
they'd receive unlimited free prescriptions, dental and medical
treatment, wheel chairs etc. and they'd receive money instead of
paying it out.

They would have constant video monitoring, so they could be helped
instantly, if they fell, or needed assistance. Bedding would be
washed twice a week, and all clothing would be ironed and returned to
them.

A guard would check on them every 20 minutes, and bring their meals
and snacks to their cell. They would have family visits in a suite
built for that purpose.

They would have access to a library, weight room, spiritual
counseling, pool and education.

Simple clothing, shoes, slippers, P.J.'s and legal aid would be free on request.

Private, secure rooms for all, with an exercise outdoor yard, with gardens.

Each senior could have a P.C. a T.V. radio, and daily phone calls.

There would be a board of directors to hear complaints, and the guards
would have a code of conduct, that would be strictly adhered to.

The "criminals" would get cold food, be left all alone, and
unsupervised, lights off at 8pm, and showers once a week, live in a
tiny room, pay $4,000.00 per month and have no hope of ever getting
out. Justice for all.

This should make us think of what kind of world we created for ourselves.

Posted via email from John's posterous