>When was the last time a body was found in Plaquemines? according to this, fairly recently
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/03/20/contractor_tiers_swell_katrina_costs/ here is a lovely little story about why rebuild: http://www.nola.com/rose/t-p/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1144130808136570.xml I am against, as a rule, the building out houses in flood plains, and federal insurance for expensive beach homes. But here we are contemplating a unique culture that cannot easily be rebuilt elsewhere and I think there are reasons beyond economic. Dana > >I agree that we should clean up after the disaster. I am thinking we >probably shouldn't rebuild. >Not rebuilding after a natural disaster (that is GUARANTEED to happen >again) is a smart decision. Deciding not to provide federal flood >insurance is also a smart move. If people can get insurance from >private firms, then go for it. If the levees can be rebuilt by private >funding, or by local moneys, then, of course, rebuild. If not, then we >should use that money for better things. Like rebuilding New Orleans. > >Rebuilding a levee system, and continuing with the destruction of the >delta and trying to hold back nature may not be worth it. Those flood >plains could actually USE the flooding. > >My understanding is that there are no major ports in Placquemines. >There is oil refining, but that should not be majorly affected by >flooding (if built correctly). And giving the oil companies more money >to pad their pockets also rubs me the wrong way. > >Remember that we are not talking about flooding from the sea, but from >seasonal flooding of the Mississippi. > >Is the federal government paying for the rebuilding of "ground zero"? >I didn't think so. I thought that was a privately funded project. > >As for the tax base, how about this. I will take the federal taxes >from lower NYC for the month, and you take the federal taxes from >Placquemines Parish for the month, and we'll see what the difference >is. > > >On 4/10/06, Maureen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:203584 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
