Fairfax County, VA is a fairly affluent neighborhood. It boasts some of the best public schools in the country and is home to many of some of the DC area's wealthiest citizens. During June 25 and 26th, that area's home were subjected to massive floods and sewage-overflow.
The Washington Post reportes that Dan Martinez, who was brought in by FEMA to oversee the county's applications for aid said the following,
"It's an affluent community that's able to address the specific needs of its residents."I completely agree with the Chairman of the County Board of Supervisors that it is "insulting for FEMA to decide that the county's citizens were not deserving 'even though our federal tax dollars are more than welcome.'" Posted by yakuza at August 2, 2006 11:46 AM | TrackBack
charity starts at home. Why does everyone look to the federal government for a handout? Besides after the 'great' performance of the various agencies when attempting to help other neighborhoods and towns in the past year, who would think they have a logical, clear and valid way of basing and organizing help?
Posted by: K at August 2, 2006 01:35 PMPeople like to pretend that the federal government as a free and infinite supply of money to give them, and is the only possible source. That's probably why there seems to be no notable effort to raise private money for stem cell research either.
Posted by: Nick at August 2, 2006 10:04 PM