Monday, September 15, 2008
Assignment due Wednesday, September 17
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, discuss the responsibility of the government in keeping people safe during and after natural disasters. Should the government rescue people who were warned to leave, but chose to stay despite mandatory evacuation? Consider the cost of rescue operations in terms of dollars as well as safety risks to first responders. Also, put yourself in the shoes of the hurricane victims and consider the reasons why they may have chosen to stay in their homes.
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I think that it is alright for the government should spend money to rescue people because I believe lives are more important than money. I know that citizens are given warning to evacuate when a hurricane comes, but there is a possibility that some people could have missed the message. Also, it must be hard to just get up and leave your belongs, and maybe people thought they could just wait out the storm and be okay.
I know that damages from hurricanes must cost a lot. According to hurricanekatrinarelief.com, “Katrina cost the United States an estimated $110 billion in damages, which made it the costliest hurricane ever in US history.” However, nothing can bring back the 1,836 lives lost to the storm. Money won’t be able to bring back any lives lost because of Ike, either.
Plus, the government isn’t in the rescue attempts alone. In fact, according Agente France-Presse, a global news agency, President Bush “urged Americans to donate to relief funds for victims of Hurricane Ike and other deadly storms.” He singled out the Red Cross as needing the aid and hopes the country doesn’t suffer from what he calls “disaster fatigue.”
Yes, the economy is bad and we don’t really want to spend more money than we have to right now, but money isn’t everything. We can use it to fix houses, start business back up, and basically buy back whatever we need; except for one thing. Money cannot buy back a life that has been lost.
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