Hurricane Harvey (fence, how much, claim, banks)

[Smash255]

We shouldn't do what Ted Cruz and other Texas Republicans did to NY/ NJ during the Sandy aftermath

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by moneill

23 out of 24 Republican Texans voted no for aid to Sandy. That's all. What more do you need.

If you don't want to help fellow Democrats in need, that's your prerogative.

[biggunsmallbrains]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

If you don't want to help fellow Democrats in need, that's your prerogative.

How about fellow Americans in need?

[ellemint]

Originally Posted by Suburban_Guy

My question is, which foreign nations are so eager to help out Houstonians in their time of need?

Seems like every time there is a disaster somewhere in the world, the U.S. is one of the first responders to offer aid and assistance in many forms.

Mexico has offered to help.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by biggunsmallbrains

How about fellow Americans in need?

That poster doesn't want to help anyone in need. But it's laughable that he'll stiff fellow Dems just because they live in a red state.

[biggunsmallbrains]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

That poster doesn't want to help anyone in need. But it's laughable that he'll stiff fellow Dems just because they live in a red state.

Yah. Sad.

[Informed Info]

Texas can start "charging" it's residents state income tax.

That should bring in a few billions to help rebuild.

[ambient]

I would be all for taxpayer-assisted recovery efforts to help our fellow Americans in Texas and Louisiana. But then again, I'm a bleeding heart liberal; conservatives in Texas probably don't want my money because of "socialism."

And, of course, when a big earthquake hits here in coastal California, I know I can look forward to conservatives on here gleefully saying "good riddance," "let them rot," "see, God is punishing them for being liberals," etc. I'm guessing they will not reciprocate my giving mood to them at this time.

[BeerGeek40]

Originally Posted by biggunsmallbrains

Although I usually believe in shared responsibility for such disasters, Cruz and many Texas republicans have been against having others pay for such disasters in the past. Should Texans pay for their own disaster or should we all?

How about the damn insurance companies for once?

[tijlover]

Originally Posted by moneill

23 out of 24 Republican Texans voted no for aid to Sandy. That's all. What more do you need.

And if a natural disaster like this occurred in Blue State California today?

Trump: Well, they want to secede, so this will be their first big test without us! Have fun! I'm off to Tahiti for a week!

Reconstruction in TX? Not if they're going to rebuild wood frame structures along the Coast! Hurricane-proof, OK, otherwise, no money!