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Iowans have done their state proud

zdorr40

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And from a comment on the New York Daily News web site:
Has the media noticed how Iowans, regardless of race, work together to help one another and there isn't this mass hysteria, blaming the federal govt, waiting for help, focusing the blame on everyone else but the source - the weather? And the governor is a democrat, just like the one in lousiana at the time of Katrina. Look media- take a look at the people of Iowa - they aren't waiting - they are helping one another. I am so sick and tired of people in this country trying to place blame on everyone else and doing nothing to try and solve the problem.

Compare/contrast how the Iowa people will rebuild and make their state great again, while Louisiana will still cry of injustices, poverty and no help. Sorry, but there is poverty in Iowa too. People don't just sit on their lazy ***** waiting for someone else to do the job. Do you see anyone w/ shotguns, do you see any looting, do you see any whining? Iowans are a great example of how people should behave in time of crises.


Actually found this here:
http://state29.blogspot.com/2008/06/iowans-are-great-example-of-how-people.html
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One of the MANY reasons I live here. Iowans are truly good solid people.

I just had a conversation the other day with some new friends of ours that moved to the state from California a year or so ago. They can't get over how friendly and helpful the people are here. Having lived in a couple other major cities this is absolutely true.

The Cyclone state is truly a gem.
 
EggMcClone said:
Except you can't even really compare the situations. In Louisiana and Mississippi hundreds of square miles were destroyed while the majority of the metro areas in Des Moines and Cedar Rapids were unaffected.
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I think the point is valid, regardless if the scale is different.
 
I see your point Egg yet I also I agree with the article. The situations are not as similar as some may think - yet it's a fact that there is a ton less whining going on here than in Louisiana.

I mean, Parkersburg was completely flattened and parts of CR are ruined as well - no gripes - just hard work to pick up the pieces.
 
People WILL truly argue about anything. Oh wait...the location says Kansas. My bad, continue.
 
I have heard that there were some problems in Iowa City. We have a friend who lives there who was trying to help sandbag. Apparently there was some contention - rather than focusing on sandbagging the housing (both lower-income and regular) first, they were being directed to sandbag the new buildings that big corporations had knowingly built in floodplains (apparently that had been an issue at the time they were built). I guess there were lots of arguments, and it was fairly political for some of the people there.

I think the response has generally been fantastic, though. I have traveled to New Orleans several times since Katrina, and there is so much resentment down there (understandably).
 
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EggMcClone said:
Maybe I'm missing the point then. What is it?
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Regardless of scale, the basic point remains the same. During a difficult situation, you can either sit back and wait for someone to change it for you, or you can take the responsibility for improving the situation for yourself, your family and your neighbors. That hardly fits in with government is God mentality I guess.
 
EggMcClone said:
Maybe I'm missing the point then. What is it?
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Don't forget about the millions of acres of crops destroyed by all of the standing water. Granted insurance will probably cover most of this loss, maybe that's why the farmers are not complaing. I think this is on a bigger scale than you might think. Almost all of the counties in Iowa have been declared disaster areas. We're talking billions of dollars in loss.
 
ISUATC said:
Don't forget about the millions of acres of crops destroyed by all of the standing water. Granted insurance will probably cover most of this loss, maybe that's why the farmers are not complaing. I think this is on a bigger scale than you might think. Almost all of the counties in Iowa have been declared disaster areas. We're talking billions of dollars in loss.
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This is a bigger loss than just for the farmers as well. Don't forget the products that are made with Iowa grown corn & soybeans, and the livestock as well. We're talking about this nations greatest asset - it's self sustaining food supply. Couldn't happen at a worse time, as fuel costs are already being passed along to the customer...tack on a few cents extra for crops that have been wiped out!
 
I just read crop damage is at 8 billion dollars right now. That does not include the trickle down effect from this.
 
Don't forget about the homes destroyed both in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, and throughout the state. Before this hit, many people couldn't get flood insurance even if they wanted to. Imagine having your home destroyed and still (presumably) being on the hook for your existing mortgage.
 
I understand that the damages from the flooding are very significant and I'm not trying to diminish anybody's loss or the efforts that went into trying to save as much as people could. But, I really don't understand why a comparison has to be made to Hurricane Katrina.

The damages there were in the trillions of dollars and across entire states. A lot of people have taken it upon themselves to rebuild and helped out their neighbor. The people in Parkersburg are getting government money just like the people on the Gulf Coast did and Iowa's politicians are pushing for as much aid as they can get, as they should. It's tough not to "wait to rebuild" when everything within hundreds of miles is essentially flattened.

Again, I'm not trying to bash Iowa or what people have done at all but I don't think it's fair to compare the two situations or act like everyone in the gulf coast is "sitting on their ***** waiting for someone else to do the job."
 
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