On 4/9/06, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. There are bodies still being found in the aftermath of Katrina, with much greater health risk than the ones that were burned at the WTC.
> Cleaning up after the terrorism was important for the national psyche. And not cleaning up after a natural disaster of this magnitude sends what message? > The cleanup was needed to restore the operation of the subway system > and the docks (without which much of NYC would have been damaged) And the ports on the Gulf Coast don't matter, right? > It is unlikely that it will happen again there. If they rebuild it, it will be a prime target for terror, to take it down again would be a huge accomplishment for the terrorists, and a direct slap in the face of the US. Terrorists attacks on World Trade Center = 2 Hurricanes that destroyed Plaquemines Parish = 1 > The NYC rebuild affected literally millions of people. Plaquemines has > about 25,000 people who will be affected. Your assumption that the rebuilding would only impact the people who lived there is a direct contradiction to your assumption that the WTC cleanup impact went beyond the people who live there (or even close to there). So which is it? > There is no ongoing government cost for the cleanup (whereas flood > insurance would be a continuing budget issue) Bull Hockey. If the levees are correctly rebuilt, instead of being a jury-rigged mess, flood insurance would be no more of an issue than insuring New York skyscrapers against terrorists. > > But, for me, the main reason is: The tax base supported such an > expendature in NYC, and doesn't in Placquemines. You don't remember the bailout of New York City, do you? > 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:5:203483 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
