A few months after Katrina we had a contractor come do some work for us. He had a helper who was from N.O. He had fled N.O. on a free bus ride to the Houston area, where he promptly was given a room at a Motel with the understanding that when he got his 2000 dollar free credit card he would pay off the room.
He didn't pay for the room of course, he blew the money. He wanted the "gov" to rebuild the rent house he had been living in so he could go back. The owner of the house didn't have insurance.
Talking to this guy was just incredible. I asked why did you get the free bus, the credit card... why didn't you pay for the room, why should others pay to rebuild the house?
Others? I don't others to pay, I want the gov to pay."
I asked why should the gov pay?
"Because of the hurricane"
That is what insuranse if for.
"But we didn't have any"
That is your problem, not ours.
This went on for quit a while. He never did understand what I was talking about. To him, he didn't cause the hurricane so the gov should give him everything he could think of with all that free money the gov has.