i never said texas could only hold 50,000 people. I was saying its not how many people you can physically cram into a givin space. while still maintaining some level of comfort and also have adequate supplies for them.
Just cause texas is a large state as far as area goes doesnt mean that it can instantly support a very large influx of people (no use of numbers because that seems to confuse people as to the point). why bother bringing the people to a different location if your just gonna cram them in a different building, in a different state, with not enough food/water. obviously the conditions would still be somewhat better as there would be electricity, but there is still a limit to how many people can fit in the Astrodome or other locations. further more, there is a limit to how much food/water is available there and how much/fast more can be brought in.
Im not saying that the number is 75K, im not saying its more or less. Im not even saying we shouldnt get everyone out of the disaster area as soon and quickly as possible. But just moving 100k people from point a to point b is a task in and of itself, not to mention all that has to be accounted for when you get them there. these people have lost everything so everything needs to be supplied to them, and no matter how much land area a state has it doesnt mean they have the infrastructure/supplies to handle a large influx of people. and this is all about saving people, and there are long term conditions, its not like they will be able to move back next week. cramming all the people from one dome to another isnt really gonna solve/help anything.
I think its unfair when people say, oh, just move everyone over to texas, its big and 'right next door' and dont realize that its just not that simple.
but i do agree with ADigitalMan's comments. I mean, its not like the hurricane just popped up out of now where. I personally think the press shouldnt be allowed there, clear them out and replace them with the releif workers that will actually improve the situation instead of just standing by and pointing out the dying people for ratings.
-Darth Simon