Comments on: National Emergency Management Association President Says U.S. Has “Culture Of Entitlement” On Disaster Preparedness, Response

By: EMS Blog Rounds Edition 14

EMS Blog Rounds Edition 14 — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 13:08:45 +0000

[...] of the National Emergency Management Association, where she calls for a change from the US “culture of entitlement” when it comes to disasters to one more of personal preparedness. It still befuddles me that [...]

By: Bruce Curley

Bruce Curley — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:33:01 +0000

She is correct.
Here is one fact to buttress her point:
Americans are so overweight that in any planning for evacuation, emergency management planning now includes the fact that 4 to 5 emergency responders will be tied up lifting the huge, overweight Americans…2/3 are obese and 1/5 are “medically” obese…whereas in the past it was one responder to one American.
That speaks volumes.
You need proof? For months we’ve discussed health care for Americans. Have you heard one politician say, “Americans are obese and need to loose weight?”
American’s today are like Romans in 222 A.D. All demands and no sacrifice.
It’s bad.

By: JT

JT — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:13:32 +0000

I agree and it illustrates the viewpoint from where many of our newer federal public policies are born. I am to the point of wanting to check out of society and let the takers take until they have nothing left…then what will they do? Personal responsibility is a vague concept anymore.