Post Katrina, 39 states declared disasters. Sound like we're well on the

[gristy]

way to the whole country being declared a disaster.

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsarchive.fema?month=09&year...

* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Montana, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Massachusetts, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Wisconsin, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Ohio, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Nevada, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For North Dakota, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Nebraska, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Minnesota, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Maryland, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Connecticut, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For California, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Idaho, Sep 14
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Virginia, Sep 13
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Arizona, Sep 12
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For South Dakota, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For South Carolina, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Alabama, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Pennsylvania, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Missouri, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Kentucky, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Kansas, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Indiana, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Iowa, Sep 10
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Washington, D.C., Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Washington, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Oregon, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For New Mexico, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Michigan, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Illinois, Sep 7
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Tennessee, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For North Carolina, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Georgia, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Oklahoma, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Florida, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Utah, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Colorado, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For West Virginia, Sep 5
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Texas, Sep 3
* President Approves Emergency Declaration For Arkansas, Sep 3

[Bluzmann57]

1. Here in eastern Iowa, we are in the midst of a drought

Farmers are hurting badly. So that's the disaster declaration in Iowa. This area is considered, rightfully, the "breadbasket of America", but not this year.

[VPStoltz]

2. Louisiana should have declared war!

They would have been invaded and taken care of immediately.

[TwilightZone]

3. You may already be aware of this...

Any state accepting Katrina evacuees is declared a disaster area to allow them to be eligible for assistance for those evacuees.

[Toots]

4. Davis-Bacon no longer applies in those states I guess.

What exactly was the justification for setting aside Davis-Bacon for Emergency states anyway? Cut the wages for the very people most in need of finances. I don't get it. :shrug: