--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 9/1/05 12:48:06 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I didn't say it did. But the Corps decides what > needs to be done, and *it* is funded by the federal > government. > > It can be funded by the federal government or the federal government can > choose to partially fund and let the state, county/parrish and city pick up the > rest of the tab. Houston has had the army corp of engineers direct the > expansion of it's port more than a couple of times and the city usually sells bonds > to pay for it in addition to any federal money that may be available. The > reason I said the state or city could have started a Hotel and car rental tax > to pay for it is ,because that is what most cities have started doing in > recent years to pay for Sports stadiums. Let the tourists pay for it! New Orleans > being a tourist city would have no problem collecting more than enough to > rebuild the entire levee system. But now that the Super dome is in such bad > shape, watch, the city of New Orleans will quietly raise such a tax and in a year > or two maybe a few more, announce the building of a new Stadium. They will > have not raised such a tax to spare their city of a disaster but I bet they > will to draw more tourist revenue. It's all about choices.
Look, you *so* don't know what you're talking about. The reason the federal government funds projects like flood prevention in New Orleans is that it's CHEAPER THAN PAYING FOR THE RELIEF EFFORT AND RECONSTRUCTION after a disaster has occurred. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
