[StBernard] Baker Plan in Flux

[Westley Annis]

You have hit on something that many people feel...and you are correct in
everything you have stated in your message...I have something to add..if the
government is not willing to support Louisiana in building a better levee
system to protect every citizen...why on earth should we put whatever money
we get from insurance...which we have paid for,for many years...we are not
getting this money as a gift....why should we spend a dime to have this
happen to us again....

CHingle

> 

> And what is someone who lost everything, home, job, cars, home and

community

> 

> suppossed to do with $40,000 to start their life over with after they have



> worked for 35 years to build a life? That might seem like a lot of money

to 

> you, but it's not, especially if you are an older person near retirement, 

> you are expected to start over with $40,000? And if you had a business in 

> St. Bernard, which I did, and lost that too, you now have no income to pay



> this lone you are talking about.  I'm not saying it's fair or not fair, I 

> just think everyone lost and everyone should be included. You sound

jealous 

> of people that had State Farm. I had State Farm, and not the limits you 

> speak of and let me tell you, it was not that easy to get paid from them, 

> and I didn't get my limits on flood, they acutally took off 1/3 for 

> depreciation. And I had to list everything I owed, 14 pages long. In any 

> event I don't think my flood insurance payment was courtesy of the federal



> government as you put it. I paid my premiums for years to try to protect 

> myself and my family, they only paid me what they were legally responsible



> for paying and not a penny more, they didn't "give" me anything. We had a 

> contract for which I paid a premium.  I am grateful that I had flood 

> insurance and I am sorry for people that didn't have flood insurance and I



> feel for them. But not all people with flood insurance had this windfall

or 

> made out like a bandit as you seem to think. Most people that lived in St.



> bernard love St. Bernard and want to come back. They are not going to walk



> away because they got some money, they may have to walk away if they are

not

> 

> included in this Baker Bill because they can't afford to stay.

> 

> Laurie

>