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Peaches, I expect that as many people as possible used friends, families, and whatever social services they could avail themselves of to get out or get help.
Wondering why there weren't better evacuation plans in place or a better response to this natural disaster is a far cry from expecting the government to take care of your every need.

However, I can see the appeal of your ideas to a true fiscal conservative. Why, we can just disband the police, the fire department, the road department, the Army, the Navy ... fuck it. You want a road - you and your friends build it. Need defense from enemies both foreign and domestic - depend on your family or wait for mercenaries to donate their services. Perhaps a charity will donate some water if your house catches on fire.