Comments on: Should People Be Reimbursed for the Cost of Evacuating?

By: Philippines Internet Review

Philippines Internet Review — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:20:33 +0000

When you’re in another or different country, it works differently for such issues of reimbursements but what strikes me the most is whey ask the question. For me, they should be in all due respect.

By: Amber Jones

Amber Jones — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 13:46:45 +0000

I agree with Leslie. No matter where you go, there will be something that causes some sort of damage somewhere, and there is no stopping this from happening. So wouldn’t it only be fair to give the entire country this help? But really, how could you calculate the correct amounts. There would always be those complaining that they didn’t get as much as another person did because the government didn’t feel that the weather issues there were as great as the weather issues elsewhere. So with that being said, people should try to save up their emergency funds for problems like this. Get a second job. Put the money away in a safe place and only use it in case of an emergency!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:14:59 +0000

OK, I just have to ask: What part of the United States is safe from natural disasters? I mean, I’d be happy to live there if it existed, but I don’t know of one single corner of this nation that never experiences wildfires, floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, or blizzards. So saying that people “should just live someplace else” seems kind of silly.

By: JLP

JLP — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:31:27 +0000

Grumble,

True but there was help for those who could afford to evacuate on their own. There really wasn’t an excuse not to evacuate.

By: Grumble

Grumble — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:24:10 +0000

Matt said:

Bottom line, though, is that there’s no reason one can’t save and prepare for evacuation expenses.

If your income is very low, you can’t save and eat too.

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:57:57 +0000

NO NO and again I Say NO.

By: Squeezer

Squeezer — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:15:33 +0000

heck no to the government reimbursing anyone for evacuating. those people chose to live there in hurricane/flood prone areas.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:03:39 +0000

Absolutely not. Everyone should bear their own costs with regard to their choice of living place.

No one reimburses me for the cost of shoveling my driveways in the winter because I live in Michigan. It’s an inconvenience I’ve chosen to bear, and the same is true of evacuations in hurricane-prone areas.

How is the cost of evacuation going to be calculated? Are we reimbursing people for lost wages, too?

In the event of government-mandated evacuations, the government may be less likely to require evacuation or may downplay the threat if they know that they’ll have to reimburse people who evacuate.

Bottom line, though, is that there’s no reason one can’t save and prepare for evacuation expenses.

By: Foo

Foo — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:41:24 +0000

No.

By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:46:53 +0000

If an evacuation is voluntary, government shouldn’t pay for it.

But is evacuation is mandatory, there is a case for reimbursement.