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CaptnKirk

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Originally posted by: Genx87


Everybody is on their own, poor or rich, that isnt the point. The point is CaptKirks assertion the republicans are behind people not coming back to NO is hilarious considering who actually controls the power in that region.

The United States

A idea lost on the left looking for central authority.


Bubba - If the GOP would have been the ruling party in Louisiana and in New Orleans they would have fallen all over themselves
trying to rush in assistance like they tried to do with their buddies Trent Lott and Haley Barbour in Missing-Hippie.

But then, they didn't even get that right, did they.

Trent is fighting the insurance companies, who won't pay up - as is Barbour, but that is mostly for themselves
even though ther will be some colateral benefits to those wealthy victims who lost stately homes nearby,
but those who need the most assistance are cut loose to twist in the wind, since there has been very little done
to ascertain the apperance of progress in a section of the country that was severely damaged,
not by the storm itself, but the cumulative result of waste, fraud, and sneaky cutting of budgets for the Corp of Engineers -
disregard for propper funding of the levy system that was built to protect one of the biggest Port Facilities in the United States.

When the levies failed, the people who live nearby were inundated by the water that never should have come in.
They failed at a lower level of storm damage then they had been designed to withstand.
Shoddy work, inferior materials, and just plain bad engineering.

New Orleans wasn't below sea level when it was founded 200+ years ago - the city sank in elevation because of
poorly designed and horifically under funded infastructure, and wasting of the protective barrier wetlands.
Political blackmail and extortion has been the common denominator for New Orleans- seems like forever

and frankly Scarlett . . they don't give a damn.



 

ITJunkie

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Originally posted by: Genx87
Originally posted by: BBond
Originally posted by: Genx87
Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
Think of it more like the Republicans do - It's chlorinating the Gene Pool, they don't have the funds to bribe us for our votes
we don't need them - let them rot and die.

The millionares will take over the property for less than a dime on the dollar, and skillfully lobby us for TIF.

That way it's a Win! Win! situation for the GOP & the Wealthy, GOP gets the Political Caontrbution Cash they so desparately need
and the Millionare Investors get the laws written to give them Government Financing of their multimillion dollar scams.

And you don't have all that pesky riff-raff to deal with when the minorities are plowed under.

Recap:
GOP leadership has no heart.
Dubya never had a brain.
America no longer has a soul.


I guess we forgot who is running the city and the state.

When your city and state are faced with a catastrophe of the magnitude of Katrina, remember your words while you wait for federal assistance.

No city or state can handle something like this on their own. This is why we are called The UNITED States. I guess in your mind only those with sufficient income are united. Everyone below the poverty level is on their own.

Did you even bother to read the OP?

Everybody is on their own, poor or rich, that isnt the point. The point is CaptKirks assertion the republicans are behind people not coming back to NO is hilarious considering who actually controls the power in that region.

The United States

A idea lost on the left looking for central authority.

What you say is true...to a point. As much as Capt likes to point his finger at the federal level, your finger pointing at the state level is no different. Especially when both Federal and State agencies botched the hell out of this situation.
You can't tell me the state is responsible for FEMA's clvster fvcking this situation big time.
 

IrateLeaf

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Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Did you know Trump came in and bought 25% of the residential property immediately after the storm?

Think Joe Blow Musician on the street corner is going to be able to live in a Trump property?

The Soul now belongs to Trump and all other like him.

Enjoy

Nice assertion.
If only you had a link or 2 to back up what you want us to believe is true.
 

OFFascist

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So what?

I believe in Capitalism, let the market decide.

It would appear that the market is deciding that it does not wish to invest too much in New Orleans. If that is the case then so be it.

New Orleans should not be rebuilt just at taxpayer expense just for the sake of rebuilding it. If it is going to be rebuilt it should be rebuilt because people see a value in rebuilding it. It should be done by privite money either individuals, corporations, or groups.