With the anniversary of Katrina upon us, we have been treated to a plethora of anniversary studies, news features and so forth. Leftists, socialists, advocates for the poor, etc…would have us believe that Katrina exposed the inequities of the American system.

Race, class, money and power are inextricably linked in the US
-BBC

In reality what Katrina has revealed is the true character of those who are poor, those who fritter away every opportunity, those who squander resources and those who form the very core of the unproductive and the useless (i.e., the poor).

These Katrina refugees have succeeded only in exporting their entitlement mentality to Houston, Chicago, Atlanta, New York and other cities that opened their doors to the less fortunate only to discover that these people, after months of free room and board, showed no intentions of actually working for a living. These people after months of living off the charity of others have driven up crime rates in dozens of cities where they have congregated.

Race has nothing to do with poverty, just as poverty has nothing to do with crime. Across the globe there are countless communities, whose poverty far eclipses our own, yet the crime rate in this country far exceeds these nations. While it is true that many of New Orleans’ poor refugees were Black, their race hasn’t had nor does it have any correlation with their station in life. Their values, however, does.

In New Orleans and anywhere else in this country, those who remain mired in poverty or those who simply refuse to take advantage of the many opportunities this country offers. Refusing to work, having multiple children, none of which they can afford, taking education lightly, these are the traits of poor Whites, Blacks, Hispanics and others.

Much has been made of the fact that New Orleans has lost its pre-Katrina diversity. Too much is made of diversity. The Big Easy will soon return to its former crime ridden self, if the city government continues to focus on ensuring deadbeats return, rather than encourage innovation and progress. The people of New Orleans have a chance to begin anew, but most likely they will continue to invite the underclasses back, serving only to drag down a city of such great potential.

It is a wasted effort to shed even a tear for the poor of New Orleans for if they had the desire and the commitment they would no longer be the poor of New Orleans.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5283522.stm