Hurricane Update (and the US Governments financial support for residents affected)
A matter of priorities
Hurricane Update (and the US Governments financial support for residents affected)
Posted Oct 1, 2024 by Martin Armstrong |
Hurricane Helene swept through our town extremely unexpectedly, and my area was only notified of the storm 60 hours before landfall. I am grateful to report that all staff in impacted areas are safe. The most problematic aspect of the storm for my region was the storm surge, as water levels rose over 6 feet in an extremely short period of time, causing every body of water connected to the Gulf of Mexico to overflow. Such an event has not happened in over 100 years when the population was a fraction of what it is now, so naturally, the infrastructure here was not prepared to handle such a catastrophe. My thoughts and prayers are with the thousands of people who lost everything.
The estimated economic impact is unknown. AccuWeather believes the figure is around $160 billion but that is simply from the initial impact. I can tell you right now that it will take many months for the Tampa Bay Area to recover. Over 3 million homes and businesses lost power across Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, and even Virginia. Millions are still without power at the time of this writing. The entire state of Florida is dependent upon the hospitality sector, and thousands are now out of work. Countless small businesses simply will not walk away from this tragedy.
My area looks like a post-apocalyptic horror film. The beach areas have been utterly wiped out; the businesses and restaurants that were once there simply no longer exist. Areas that were not in traditional flood zones experienced water damage and countless homes and businesses are simply uninhabitable. If you dare to drive around as half the traffic lights are down, you will see hundreds of homes with all of their furniture and possessions on the front lawn as nothing could be saved. Those living on barrier islands were trapped in their homes without power or water for days.
Individuals were taking out boats to conduct their own rescue missions throughout the area. I will say there has been a strong sense of community as everyone is coming together to rebuild. All the divisiveness prior vanished for a brief moment as people saw one another as neighbors in need, and there was an outpouring of compassion that is rarely seen in today’s society.
The economic impact truly cannot be calculated at this time, but the devastation has been massive. Over 100 people have lost their lives, and search and rescue missions remain ongoing. We greatly thank those of you who took the time to write in and offer condolences and prayers. The AE website will be back up and running as soon as possible.
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Biden to Provide US Hurricane Victims Pennies Compared to Proxy Wars
Posted Oct 1, 2024 by Martin Armstrong
? Biden just said there will be NO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES given to the areas pummeled by Hurricane Helene
WTF?
There’s practically ZERO federal support to begin with!
WHAT IS GOING ON? pic.twitter.com/gcKHPuzLs5
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 30, 2024
The US government prioritizes foreign entities over their own citizens. President Joe Biden and his handlers have pledged over $17 BILLION to Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel in the past week alone. Meanwhile, Joe Biden has already gone on record to tell American hurricane victims that they should not expect any additional resources from the federal government. “We’ve given everything that we have,” Biden unsympathetically said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky abruptly visited America ahead of the election to beg for additional aid before the end of the federal fiscal year on September 30. He walked away with over $8 billion, including $5.6 billion in weapons and $2.4 billion worth of aid. Joe Biden enacted the Presidential Drawdown Authority, which allowed him to draw additional weapons from stockpiles that were meant to help allies in an emergency. He has used this countless times but most recently pledged $375 million in military supplies for Ukraine.
Not to be outdone, Israel received $8.7 billion from the United States in the past week. The package includes $5.2 billion to secure Israel’s air defense systems and $3.5 billion for essential wartime procurement. Incredible that the US government can pledge billions to secure the Iron Dome while completely ignoring its own borders.
Our Commander in Chief has sent about 3,000 troops to the Middle East, according to the Pentagon. There are already 40,000 soldiers positioned in the region, although Kamala Harris insisted during the debate that this marked the first time that US soldiers have not been deployed to foreign wars.
Then President Joe Biden approved $567 million in defense support for Taiwan on Sunday as countless states were being swept away by Hurricane Helene. Let’s involve America in another war as the nation is distracted and grappling with tragedy. The specifics regarding this package remain vague, but rest assured it is moving the US in the neocon’s intended direction.
Imagine if these resources were invested domestically. This is a mere fraction of what the federal government has provided to these three nations and will continue to provide so long as a neocon remains in power. We have seen this happen countless times with other natural disasters at home, such as fires in Maui, where the people received a small one-time payment of $700 after losing absolutely everything. The government no longer needs to pretend to care about its citizens as people continue to vote for AMERICA LAST policies.
Martin Armstrong