CALIFORNIA FIRES...hurricane katrina

Even from the title one can understand my view on these to disasters. The responses to Katrina and the California Fires were very different when response time is compared. For me it raises the question if status or wealth had anything to do with it. Those affected by the wild fires had nice homes and money however those affected by Katrina already had enough to focus on without the extra strain of not having a house. Those who needed more help would be ignored? This does not make sense to me. In country where people have so much and therefore so much to give, why could we not give to those in need? I am not saying that the people affected by the fires did not need help. They certainly did. But where were they when the people affected by Katrina needed help? And now in their time of need maybe they can understand how hard it is to lose everything, and maybe next time we will help those around us that have less.