Weather Banter - View Single Post - BUSH CUT HURRICANE FUNDING FOR NEW ORLEANS IN JUNE

Scott · August 31st 05, 03:15 PM posted to alt.conspiracy,sci.geo.meteorology

I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
On 31 Aug 2005 06:09:12 -0700,
, in
. com wrote:

+
+ I R A Darth Aggie wrote:
+ On 30 Aug 2005 20:11:49 -0700,
+ Vast Left Wing Conspiracy , in
+ .com wrote:
+
+ + In fiscal year 2006, the New Orleans district of the U.S. Army Corps of
+ + Engineers is bracing for a record $71.2 million reduction in federal
+ + funding.
+
+ + More incompentence from the Chimp In Chief.
+
+ Perhaps the Vast Left Wing Conspiracy would care to comment how
+ proposed budget cuts for the 2006-2007 fiscal year will affect the
+ ACoE in August 2005?

+ As a member of the Vast Moderate Conspiracy, the point is that
+ at any time it is short sighted to cut funds intended to prevent
+ or ameliorate disasters, IMO.

Would you care to place a wager on those proposed cuts seeing the
light of day again?

+ Of course, it was short sighted
+ to put a major city where New Orleans is, but the failings of
+ our ancestors do not pardon us for the same failings.

Well, now that the city is essentially in ruins it would behoove us to
move the city, yes? yes, I know, I'm fantasizing.

Oh, well. One could hope.

James

Yes, the question becomes: at what point do the
benefits of rebuilding outweigh the future costs
of similar hurricanes? I'd guess that New Orleans
is closer to that dividing line than just about
any other place on the Gulf Coast.

I'm surprised there haven't been more fires.

scott