There's an email circulating on the net regarding $250 billion to rebuild New Orleans, which one of Louisiana's senators apparently is asking for (I didn't check that fact). The email suggests that this is an obvious waste of taxpayer money, since it comes to about a half million dollar per resident. Aside from questions about this particular number (was that for the current or pre-Katrina population, for example)... I haven't been able to find any particularly good figures on the actual per capita value of public infrastructure or the cost of replacing it.
Anybody have any idea where such figures might be found? Of course, one could argue that if the market sees efficiency in rebuilding New Orleans, government can just get out of the way and it'll happen. ;-) Nick -- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] Messages: 408-904-7198 _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
