Apparently the government of North Carolina just isn't doing enough for it's subjects citizens. A legislative panel suggests that the state government should be prepared to give out piles of cash in case of "disaster."

They should be prepared to give out cash, gasoline, anti-viral drugs, a state "public health" laboratory, flu vaccinations, whooping cough vaccinations, bird flu vaccinations, and be prepread for animal disease, food contamination, and new flu strains -- For The Children (TM), of course.

For just $155 million, North Carolina can have a "dedicated fund" in case of disaster. So, people of North Carolina, the message from your government is:

Build anything you want. Build on the coastlines. Build in flood-prone and hurricane areas. Feel free to do anything that feels good. Save no money. Do not buy insurance -- because the state is prepared for any disaster and will give you cash if there is one.

Heck, this is better than the state-run lottery -- I've got a better chance of getting a pile of cash from the state from the disaster lottery than I do the so-called "education" lottery!

Posted by: Ogre at 11:08 AM | Comments (3) | Add Comment
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1 I can finally agree with you on one point. Houses located within, oh, I don't know, 200 yards of the ocean should not be allowed. Houses tht are not raised at least, oh, I don't know, 20 feet above the flood plane should not be allowed. As for the rest. I think your ass will be happy if you get the bird flu (which I don't personally think will ever happen here) and the stockpiled anti-virals save your life. Now, knowing the state they will stockpile Tamiflu, which I believe has been shown to NOT work on the bird flu. I'm sure from your point of view the corporations should take care of this - market demand and all that. So, if there is an unexpected event we can expect corporations to provide needed supplies at a reasonable price without leaving customers strande.....sorry, I can't even finish it. The countryÂ’s three largest oil and gas companies are expected to report combined first-quarter profits this week in excess of $16 billion, a 19 percent surge from last year that is sure to complicate life for the industry in Washington, where elected officials are scrambling for ways to assuage angry consumers and businesses.

Posted by: Robert P at April 26, 2006 04:22 PM (5swqh)

2 Hey Ogre! Now, don't be knocking the "Education" Lottery. I finally won $11 on one of the $2 Blackjack scratcher tickets. Only had to spend about $20 to do it. Woo hoo! Later,

Posted by: Cicero at April 26, 2006 07:08 PM (S35wq)

3 Agreement? Not quite, Robert, sorry! I think people should be free. If people want to build on the beach, they should be completely free to do so -- but government should have ZERO obligation to give them cash when they're flooded. The reason that state shouldn't stockpile bird flu virus is as you mention -- it doesn't exist! That's okay, the government will do as you suggest -- they'll spend my money on something, anything, just to spend it. And as for your complaint about oil companies making $16 billion -- have you looked to see how much GOVERNMENT collected off gasoline and oil sales during that time? Cicero! Great! Another $20 and you'll win even more!

Posted by: Ogre at April 26, 2006 09:07 PM (AS9yK)

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