Gov. Bobby Jindal Volcano Remark [CNN Article]
If I remember correctly many of the 57 who died at Mt. St. Helens didn’t heed the warning and evacuate like they were supposed to.
Anyway, I think Bobby Jindal is correct. Volcano Monitoring is a “nice to have” but not a high priority during economic hard times. During economic hard times the priority is people. Just like in your own family economics you don’t go and spend money on a “nice to have” like solar powered security lights on all four sides of the house when you’re having trouble putting food on the table, paying the mortgage and keeping the electricity on.
According to the U.S. Census bureau the median household income in the U.S. is about $50,000 a year. The $140M for Volcano Monitoring could fully fund 2,800 households for one full year. The $140M for Volcano monitoring will not create 2,800 jobs since the electronic monitoring devices do the bulk of the work.
The mayor of Vancouver says the monitors get damaged all the time and need to be replaced often. Where’s the money coming from for that previously? If it weren’t for the stimulus bill where would they have gotten the money from? Get it from there this time too and help 2,800 families survive the next year instead.
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