Kaelynn,

If one might describe Hurricane Katrina as a disaster, and if one might describe a disaster as an event causing widespread destruction and distress, then there will be victims. It has been my experience that when people want to be angry for some reason, they often pick someone (else) to blame for the misfortune at hand.

Can the various disaster relief agencies be improved? Probably. Will they be improved? Only if useful pressure is applied to those who can effect the change. I suspect that most of us agree with LixyChick & Lilith that the solution must originate with us. I think that the polls and the courts are our best bets; some have suggested other techniques (in jest I hope).

As and when there are no more disasters, there will be no more victims or survivors. Until then, there will always be hard choices about how to spend a finite amount of money on an infinite number of demands. I suspect that even were we able to call upon the wisdom of Solon, someone would remain dissatisfied.

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Eudaimonia