Why?


To Everyone Concerned,


I put my plywood sign out at the front of our street a couple days after we flooded from Hurrican Rita. It read in big red letters, "Have we been forgotten".
I feel we have been forgotten of by all forms of govenment for long enough. When we flooded for Hurrican Juan 21 years ago in October, they did nothing. All this time they have done nothing but study after study. Now that we have flooded again, they want to try to do something that will take 15-20 years to do.
I feel that the people of South Louisiana have been forgotten about when it comes to getting anything from the State or Federal Government.
We have been through enough. We have waited too long. With the increase in the price for gas, insurance, lumber, utilities, groceries, etc. etc., how much more do the want from us. When we can't get much of anything from them.
Now they want to burden us with this one cent sales tax for our levees. I don't feel that the money will be spent on our levees and that the HNC lock is only going to protect the west side of Houma. That water will have to go somewhere.
It seems to be a loosing battle. We are undecided if we want to sell out or stay and put up with it. We shouldn't have to be making that decision. We cannot afford to move, yet we cannot physically or mentally keep going though this.
I feel that if the Federal Government can send/spend money in Iraq, Afganistan, Indonesia, etc.,etc., then they can give us the money to build the levees and locks to protect us. Why do we have to fight tooth and nail to get anything from the government when all these other countries do nothing for us and they sure don't pay their fair share of any taxes. They get a handout and we have to beg.
I don't think President Bush even cares about what happens to the people of South Louisiana. His oil buddies are more important. He will never walk in our shoes or worry about any of the things we have to worry about.
I don't know if my letters are getting through to anyone, but as long as the government keeps wasting our money I will keep wasting my brain cells and my wifes time writing these letters.