[Rhodes22-list] katrina anniversary (political) reply to y2k

[john Belanger]

brad
  how many houses does that buy in iraq or afghanistan or "_____________"? and the home and car price can only be 2.5% of the cost of replacing the infrastructure necessary to support a habitable community. i'd be willing to bet that after you put in new roads, gas and electricity, water, sewage, traffic lights, (did i forget anything??), you have nothing left for a house or car. i also note you said allocated, not spent. there are plenty of people who have or want a house on the water. lakes, rivers, bay, or ocean, (boat owners come to mind). those who do own property at sea level, know the risks, so did the residents of nola. but the levees failed, and the government is liable for damages incurred regardless of whether you are talking about state, or federal jurisdiction. one more thing,  if you don't treat all people with respect, even if its hard, and you sometimes do it knowingly tongue in cheek, it will come back to you in spades. ask yourself this one question: when
 a child gets caught in a lie, what is the real reason that it cries? john b

Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
  The airwaves and the press are starting to get busy with the second
anniversary of Katrina. In case you missed it, Katrina hit the Mississippi
Gulf Coast. New Orleans got hit by the remnants, at about a CAT 1level.
The levee system that we all paid for was supposed to be good to CAT 3.
Funny how after a hundred years of corruption by the locals the money didn't
get spent where it was supposed to have been spent. I'm not heartless
folks, I'm a realist. Here's your clue; this is a big country, live above
sea level. The Sun Herald (sunherald.com) ran an article today stating that
the $23 Billion (Big B) that has been allocated to the MS coast would buy
two, as in TWO, $166,000 houses for everyone who lost their home in
Mississippi. If that isn't enough, there is enough money left over two buy
the same folks a fully loaded Honda Accord V-6 each, to commute between
their two $166K houses. Spin this in to "it's all 43's fault" if you must.
If I have to listen to one more "I feel your pain" or its equivalent from a
politician, I'll puke. I'm not sure whether our little company is part of
the solution or part of the problem, but we sure have had a good time and
enjoyed the fight so far. Be sceptical about every thing you read and see
on TV for the next few days concerning Katrina. They have soap to sell, and
two weeks from now, Katrina won't sell soap or shinola.

Brad
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