"I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." ~Socrates

Now they are creating jobs here in Texas for the evacuees.
Let me tell you, Austin has a terrible homeless situation, many people still without jobs from the end of the tech boom surviving as cashiers at fast food chains, and never before have they been able to create jobs for these people.
Now they can? For the evacuees?
Don't get me wrong. I feel for these people. I know they've been hit hard...but I also know most of them will most likely get insurance checks to cover great loss. I know the Red Cross has raised around $500 million. I know that various other charities have also raked in millions. I wonder that these people, most deservedly, will end up like the families of 9/11 victims and come out of this tragedy richer (monetarily speaking).
When they do, the people in Austin will still have trouble finding work and the homeless will still be homeless and I can not find the justice in this situation.
Create jobs, please! Just keep in mind your own people.
The greatest damage from Katrina stems from the issue of poverty (no, not race, POVERTY).
The fight against poverty should be fought from all angles, not just the most convenient for re-election purposes or to prove how compassionate we are. Hell, we've already done that by providing food, shelter and education.
I'm honored that our state has taken these people in, I'm honored that we are giving them work...I'm just embarassed that we don't seem to have equal compassion for ALL walks of life living in poverty, especially our own.
It's all just kind of sad.