posted 09-08-2005 09:25 PM         

A good percentage of the people have alwys rebuilt after other hurricanes in other cities.

posted 09-08-2005 09:54 PM         

The Louisiana state government has had 50 years to improve, fix, and make safe the levee system,,,,,,nothing done. Instead, the liberals who have governed that area for five decades have wasted the money put aside to repair the system. In the last five years, the feds have given La. 1.9 BILLION $$ to spend with the Army Corp of Engineers to fix the problem >>>>> nothing done except lining the pockets of the liberal rich to further study the problem, while having a super high unemployment rate, highest murder stats per capita, and aid programs being ripped off. Keep the poor,,poor I guess. Reminds me of the Mexico government.

posted 09-08-2005 09:55 PM         

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posted 09-09-2005 02:05 AM         

There are areas that need rebuilt, but for the most part if they rebuild the rest of the people in the US should not have to pay the billions of dollars to rebuild the next time a hurricane comes in.

I read an article in the Indianapolis star today. We are in the process of spending almost a billion dollars so the rich (Colts Football) can have a place to play. We have a failing sewer system that would take about a billion dollars also to repair. This would help out many people in the Indianapolis area, PLUS everyone down stream from Indy that are along the rivers flowing thru the city after a heavy rain and the sewers overflow and send sewage down the river.

The Saints put New Orleans in the same position (we will leave if you do not build this place for us) when they built the Superdome. It would have cost about the same to improve the leeves in the area to make it safer for the people that lived there. But instead the ones with the power to control the tax dollars decided it was better to spend it on the superdome. Now they are both lost and the Saints will have to go elsewhere to extort money from people for a place to play.

I know many think of the history of the city as an important reason to rebuild in the same place, but they have a chance to improve what they had, do it right DON'T BUILD BELOW SEA LEVEL.

In Indiana you cannot get a building permit in a flood zone, WHAT WOULD YOU CALL A BOWL BELOW SEA LEVEL?

AND BY THE WAY, what about all the other areas that have been destroyed by the hurricane, all they talk about is New Orleans, it is such a large area destroyed and all I hear is about New Orleans

I hope the people and pets that want to be saved get the help they need.

posted 09-09-2005 07:38 AM         

Look at the people who continually build along the banks of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers. Every few years they have their properties destroyed by floods. How stupid is this?

posted 09-09-2005 07:51 AM         

On the surface I'd say anyone who builds their city six feet below sea level and builds it on the coast must have rocks in their head. But New Orleans is a completely unique American cultural phenomenan that is worth preserving and rebuilding (at least on a limited basis since many citizens may never move back).

Having said that, I wouldn't favor putting one dime into rebuilding the city unless the levy and water pumps (which are powered by electricity - how dumb is that?!?) issues are addressed first.

posted 09-09-2005 01:13 PM         

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Originally posted by Kraut:
Individuals and corporations who want to rebuild in New Orleans should be allowed to do so, but at their own expense. This approach would cause those people to consider the risks. Why should everyone in the country be asked to foot the bill for them.

Look at the people who continually build along the banks of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers. Every few years they have their properties destroyed by floods. How stupid is this?

Let them rebuild at their own expense.

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Originally posted by Kraut:
Look at the people who continually build along the banks of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers. Every few years they have their properties destroyed by floods. How stupid is this?

Let them rebuild at their own expense.

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posted 09-09-2005 11:16 PM         

Don

posted 09-10-2005 11:12 AM         

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Originally posted by Ray:
Watched Fox interview of John Stossil last night and he continues to be "stupid" and rebuilds his beach house on some island off New York State or perhaps Massachusetts -- WHY?? Because FEMA will pay him up to $250k to do so ... over and over and over again! Same for the "stupid" people in California like Malibu where fires and mudslides are prone to occur. He agreed and stated that ANYONE who builds in a "hazard" area should do so at their own risk and own insurance expense ... cause left to the private sector insurance companies verus FEMA, it would be too cost prohibitive to insure, and thus people would be discouraged from being so "stupid". As John pointed out, so long as your value is $250k or less ... why would you NOT keep spending the "people's" money?!?! Stupid like a fox if you ask me.

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