Japan, Entitlements & Libya
The Japan Disaster Fatality estimates continue to rise into the tens of thousands in the wake of the monster 9.0 earthquake in Japan, and resulting tsunami. Our prayers and relief efforts need to go out to them. And consider that they are probably the most prepared of any nation on earth for those types of disaster. The Haiti earthquake was 100 times weaker, but deaths tens of times higher. Clearly the buildings did very well against the quake, but coastal villages and sea walls could not withstand the tsunami. There are lessons for us here, of course – especially L.A., and the Pacific Northwest (Washington/Oregon) with their earthquake/tsunami threats. The civility and orderliness in Japan contrast markedly with New Orleans after Katrina. But even in the developed nation of Japan, there were problems for many days with food, water & energy supplies, and real hardships. A testament that everyone should have some emergency storage. And keep gas tanks full for possible evacua