First, there is a HUGE difference between the two. And tons of people DO live there (within 5 blocks and close enough to be affected daily by the site). An order of magnitude more than in Plaquemines Parish.
It could not be left as is. Something had to be done with it. The bodies alone were reason for the cleanup, for funery reasons, health reasons and forensic reasons. Cleaning up after the terrorism was important for the national psyche. The cleanup was needed to restore the operation of the subway system and the docks (without which much of NYC would have been damaged) It is unlikely that it will happen again there. The NYC rebuild affected literally millions of people. Plaquemines has about 25,000 people who will be affected. There is no ongoing government cost for the cleanup (whereas flood insurance would be a continuing budget issue) But, for me, the main reason is: The tax base supported such an expendature in NYC, and doesn't in Placquemines. On 4/10/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They spent over 3 billion dollars to clean up the World Trade Center > site, and no one lives there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203482 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
