The concept is to move local councils more toward becoming local governments, rather than local administration. We want to empower decentralization.

I pleaded with them then to do something about local councils which won't - or haven't the funds to - give desperate families help. I care for a son with autism and I know what I am talking about. I can feel the pain of this terrible tragedy. We do not want there to be more.

One of the most shocking disclosures after Katrina and Rita was how little prepared the local and state governments were, not only in handling the hurricanes but also their aftermath. You got the feeling that states like Louisiana had the same level of hurricane protection as Iowa,

Plans were offered to them (state and local governments), and they did not implement them,

We need to find a way to empower citizens to make governments take notice.

Today, the concept of business is to make money. Making money is the name of the business.