by Michael Snyder, The Economic Collapse Blog:
Just follow the money, and that will tell you a lot about our federal government’s priorities. It has been about two months since Hurricane Helene absolutely devastated vast stretches of North Carolina, Tennessee and other states, and many victims have still not gotten any help from the government at all. Meanwhile, our government seems to have plenty of money for the war in Ukraine.
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According to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, the total damage caused by Hurricane Helene in his state exceeds 50 billion dollars…
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the damage estimates from Hurricane Helene are the largest in state history.
According to Cooper, the initial damage estimates are at $53 billion – about three times the estimates from Hurricane Florence, which hit North Carolina in 2018.
Other states were hit extremely hard as well.
This really was one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, and the federal response has been abysmal.
According to one woman that has been working as a volunteer in the disaster zone, dead bodies are still being recovered after all this time…
It has been almost two months since Hurricane Helene brought devastating flood waters to North Carolina, and a local woman has returned back home in search of additional supplies.
Kat Arnsdorff, founder of Together We Rise Inc., said that she witnessed the aftermath first-hand.
“We’ve found bones that have been sent off to be identified,” Arnsdorff said. “We’re waiting on that to come back. I know that there have been teams in multiple areas that are still finding cadavers.”
Arnsdorff also says that large numbers of victims are still living in tents or other temporary shelters, and this is a major concern because winter is rapidly approaching…
She told News 3 that families are still living in temporary shelters, and some are living in tents.
“There are some people that are still on their property and fighting for their property, making sure that looters don’t come in and take what’s left,” she said. “And we are trying our hardest to get as many campers and RV’s and tiny homes in so that we can get them out of these conditions because winter is here.”
If the government response had been competent, virtually all of the dead bodies would have already been recovered, order would have been restored in the affected areas, and most victims would have proper housing by now.
One victim that attempted to apply for disaster assistance from the government was told that “funds had run out”…
Hurricane victims in Swannanoa, North Carolina, told NewsNation’s Brian Entin they’ve lost everything and are “getting no help.”
A woman who asked to be identified as Sarah, whose family is now living in a trailer, said her family has to pay an additional $130 per month for a portable toilet. Sarah was hoping to receive disaster assistance from the government, only to be told that funds had run out.
“We already have it so rough and to not be able to get the financial help that we need, it’s really awful,” Sarah said.
Are you kidding me?
Meanwhile, billions of U.S. taxpayer dollars continue to be spent on the war in Ukraine.
According to the official website of the GAO, Congress had appropriated a total of 174 billion dollars for the war in Ukraine as of April…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused a devastating loss of life, widespread humanitarian crisis, and other global effects. As of April, Congress has appropriated more than $174 billion to assist Ukraine. This includes funding to purchase missiles, ammunition, and combat vehicles for Ukraine. It also includes economic and humanitarian assistance to help those in Ukraine and neighboring countries affected by the invasion.
We can’t even take care of our own people, but we have $174,000,000,000 for Ukraine?
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