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After a natural disaster it is easy for emotions to erase the truth of a situation.
Yes, Hurricane Harvey, like Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Andrew, etc. were devastating. That is why it must be asked, after many decades of such disasters, why don’t people learn from their many mistakes that continue to allow these causes of death and destruction?
It is understandable the wreckage in Texas would be at record levels. That state’s conservatives have been very successful stopping regulations that would mitigate or eliminate the property damage and loss of life from both natural and man-made disasters.
Texas permits residential areas to be built directly in the path of inevitable disasters. The town of West Texas and the explosion of the West Fertilizer Company is an example.
“The explosion left a crater 93 feet wide and 10 feet deep. Ten of the 15 people killed were volunteer firefighters and other emergency workers; more than 260 others were injured. Of the town’s 700 homes, about 350 were affected, including 193 that were destroyed or severely damaged. Three schools, a nursing home and a 50-unit apartment complex were destroyed or heavily damaged.”
The investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that followed, ruled the explosion an intentional act, which makes buffer zones around sites that can be used as “weapons of terror” even more imperative. But, the chances of these, or any safety regulations will be shot down by Texas’ conservatives.
Which is why conservatives nationwide will cheer a recent executive order by the Big Orange Idiot. Ten days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, the Big Orange idiot “signed an executive order revoking a set of regulations that would have made federally funded infrastructure less vulnerable to flooding.”
“In the coming days, Congress will be called upon to send billions of federal dollars to help with the state's recovery and rebuilding efforts. But because of Trump's rollback of President Barack Obama's Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, experts across the political spectrum say much of the federal money sent to Texas is likely to be wasted on construction that will insufficiently protect against the next storm. ‘We will rebuild things that should not be rebuilt and ... in ways that are less safe and secure than they should be.' "
Conservatives are infamous for being “penny wise and pound foolish” and calling it fiscal responsibility. (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-penny-wise-and-pound-foolish) So, it only follows that they deserve the consequences of being shortsighted. And they will be, where ever the Big Orange Idiot’s rollback of Obama’s infrastructure regulations result in failure of flood control etc.
Conservatives will continue to receive their just deserts. Both natural and man-made.(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/get-your-just-deserts) Unfortunately, the stupid decisions by conservatives victimize soooo many innocent bystanders.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-reversed-obama-flooding-regulations-before-hurricane-harvey-2017-8
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And for those conservatives who will say this OP is politicizing the disaster, if you aren't too afraid, check the image below and following site before blowing your big bazoos. (http://mashable.com/2017/08/29/president-trump-usa-hat/#SZbxs0lEuaqi )
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After a natural disaster it is easy for emotions to erase the truth of a situation.
Yes, Hurricane Harvey, like Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, Andrew, etc. were devastating. That is why it must be asked, after many decades of such disasters, why don’t people learn from their many mistakes that continue to allow these causes of death and destruction?
It is understandable the wreckage in Texas would be at record levels. That state’s conservatives have been very successful stopping regulations that would mitigate or eliminate the property damage and loss of life from both natural and man-made disasters.
Texas permits residential areas to be built directly in the path of inevitable disasters. The town of West Texas and the explosion of the West Fertilizer Company is an example.
“The explosion left a crater 93 feet wide and 10 feet deep. Ten of the 15 people killed were volunteer firefighters and other emergency workers; more than 260 others were injured. Of the town’s 700 homes, about 350 were affected, including 193 that were destroyed or severely damaged. Three schools, a nursing home and a 50-unit apartment complex were destroyed or heavily damaged.”
The investigation by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms that followed, ruled the explosion an intentional act, which makes buffer zones around sites that can be used as “weapons of terror” even more imperative. But, the chances of these, or any safety regulations will be shot down by Texas’ conservatives.
Which is why conservatives nationwide will cheer a recent executive order by the Big Orange Idiot. Ten days before Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, the Big Orange idiot “signed an executive order revoking a set of regulations that would have made federally funded infrastructure less vulnerable to flooding.”
“In the coming days, Congress will be called upon to send billions of federal dollars to help with the state's recovery and rebuilding efforts. But because of Trump's rollback of President Barack Obama's Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, experts across the political spectrum say much of the federal money sent to Texas is likely to be wasted on construction that will insufficiently protect against the next storm. ‘We will rebuild things that should not be rebuilt and ... in ways that are less safe and secure than they should be.' "
Conservatives are infamous for being “penny wise and pound foolish” and calling it fiscal responsibility. (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-penny-wise-and-pound-foolish) So, it only follows that they deserve the consequences of being shortsighted. And they will be, where ever the Big Orange Idiot’s rollback of Obama’s infrastructure regulations result in failure of flood control etc.
Conservatives will continue to receive their just deserts. Both natural and man-made.(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/get-your-just-deserts) Unfortunately, the stupid decisions by conservatives victimize soooo many innocent bystanders.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-reversed-obama-flooding-regulations-before-hurricane-harvey-2017-8
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And for those conservatives who will say this OP is politicizing the disaster, if you aren't too afraid, check the image below and following site before blowing your big bazoos. (http://mashable.com/2017/08/29/president-trump-usa-hat/#SZbxs0lEuaqi )
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