How can I help with the recovery from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita?
Two ways. First, give to charity, one run by your church, or to the Red Cross or Salvation Army. Give what you can, and a dollar more. Secondly, participate in the Pork Busters project. This project is an effort by bloggers to identify programs and grants in the Federal budget that can be cut to help pay for hurricane relief. The link at the logo will take you to a variety of pages detailing what is being done. It’s important to follow up with your congressman and Senators, more than once, and to make Pork Busting a priority. Simply freezing discretionary spending for two years would go a long way to both pay for the recovery and to balance the budget. Remember, taxes are your money and Congress consists of your employees. It’s more than OK to ask them to account for what they do with your money.
