Rebuilding New Orleans & Galveston?
How far should government go to protect people from their own insanity, risk-taking, and otherwise self-absorbed desires? After Katrina, the question was how smart is it to rebuild a city that's under sea level, an empty fish bowl waiting to be filled up. In like fashion, how smart is it to build on ANY barrier island that's sinking into the sea? Is that a fair question or not?
Ultimately much of this will be a product of the insurance indsutry- governmental entities notwithstanding. Can one get insurance to rebuild and if so at what cost. Let the insurer and builder- homeowner beware!
Mayor White told the Houston Chronicle prior to his appearance that statewide federal assistance required will amount to between $20 billion and $40 billion. He is seeking an immediate injection of $2.5 billion for Houston in the coming weeks. White said Houston is asking Congress to ''act expeditiously to both appropriate money to ensure quick recovery after Hurricane Ike and to streamline the process for payments."
Galveston's mayor, Lyda Ann Thomas, talked movingly about her grandfather, nicknamed "Ike, " who helped her coastal community recover from the devastating 1900 hurricane that killed an estimated 6, 000 residents. ''It sent chills up my spine when I saw (the name) Ike selected for this year's (hurricane) hit list, " Thomas said. ''The irony is that his granddaughter might bear the God-awful responsibility of helping my city dig out and bear up under a similar tragic event."
Thomas appealed for help, calling Galveston ''a viable and valuable piece of real estate that proudly flies the flag of the state of Texas and the United States of America." Is pride the operative word for a rebuild effort? Mayor Thomas and Galveston's leaders have now asked Congress for $2.3 billion to help rebuild the island.
As Eric Berger recently wrote, "The question we must ask ourselves, however, is whether it's prudent to rebuild and continue the development of unprotected areas along the Texas coast such as Galveston's west end and Bolivar Peninsula. I'm not saying we can or should stop people from building on their private property what they will. But should society encourage and support such development? Should we build roads? Should we offer insurance through the Texas Wind Insurance Association, which is backed by taxpayers across the state?"
Some of the many questions that need to be ASKED..................and ANSWERED!
As a spiritual-futurist, I interpret current events in light of possible macro-universal forces at play leading up to 2012, but not limited to it.
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Ever stop to wonder how many zeroes in a billion?
> This is too true to be funny.
>
> The next time you hear a politician use the
> word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
> whether you want the 'politicians' spending
> YOUR tax money.
>
> A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
> A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
>
> B.
> A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
>
> C.
> A billion hours ago our ancestors were
> living in the Stone Age.
>
> D.
> A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
>
> E.
> A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes,
> at the rate our government
> is spending it.
>
> While this thought is still fresh in our brain...
> let's take a look at New Orleans ..
> It's amazing what you can learn with some simple
> division.
>
> Louisiana Senator,
> Mary Landrieu (D)
> is presently asking Congress?for
> 250 BILLION DOLLARS
> to rebuild New Orleans . W H A T !????
> A.
> Well ... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New
> Orleans??
> (every man, woman, and child) EACH PERSON gets $516,528.
>
> B.
> Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
> New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
>
> C.
> Or... if you are a family of four...
> your family gets $2,066,012.
>
> Washington , D. C
>
>? HEL LO!
> Are all your calculators broken??
>
> Building Permit Tax
> CDL License Tax
> Cigarette Tax
> Corporate Income Tax
> Dog License Tax
> Federal Income Tax (Fed)
> Federal Unemployment Tax (FU TA)
> Fishing License Tax
> Food License Tax
> Fuel Permit Tax
> Gasoline Tax
> Hunting License Tax
> Inheritance Tax
> Inventory Tax
> IRS Interest Charges (tax on top of tax)
> IRS Penalties (tax on top of tax)
> Liquor Tax
> Luxury Tax
> Marriage License Tax
> Medicare Tax
> Property Tax
> Real Es tate Tax
> Service charge taxes
> Social Security Tax
> Road Usage Tax (Truckers)
> Sales Taxes
> Recreational Vehicle Tax
> School Tax?
> State Income Tax?
> State Unemployment Tax (SUTA)
> Telephone Federal Excise Tax
> Telephone Federal Universal Service Fee Tax
> Telephone Federal, State and Local Surcharge Tax
> Telephone Minimum Usage Surcharge Tax
> Telephone Recurring and Non-recurring Charges Tax?
> Telephone State and Local Tax
> Telephone Usage Charge Tax
> Utility Tax
> Vehicle License Registration T ax
> Vehicle Sales Tax
> Watercraft Registration Tax
> Well Permit Tax
> Workers Compensation Tax
> (And to think, we left British Rule to avoid so many taxes)
>
>
> STILL THINK THIS IS FUNNY?
>
NONE of these taxes existed 100 years ago...
> and our nation was the most prosperous in the world.!!!!!!
>
> We had absolutely no national debt...!!!!!
> We had the largest middle class in the world...!!!!!
> and Mom stayed home to raise the kids.!!!!!
>!
> What happened?
> Can you spell 'politicians!'
>
> And I still have to > press '1' for English.
>
> I hope this goes around the
> U S A at least ONE BILLION? times
by then, our great great great great Grandchildren just MIGHT get it!!!
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Why Do You Think So Many People Had Issues With Rebuilding New Orleans?
Less than half of it is below sea level and Florida gets hit with far more hurricanes. And at least there is some warning with hurricanes, a few days warning, unlike tornadoes & earthquakes.
Many people are rebuilding, themselves. Of course, there are lazy people, there always are, but for the most part, I think people have done it themselves.
Dammit, what are you talking about?
OK, so you changed the flunk part.
Yes, LA politicans suck. But don't most politicans anywhere?
What does this have to do with the CITIZENS?
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Do our politicians realize what a billion really is? Maybe we should tell them?
The next time you hear a politician use the
word 'billion' in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the 'politicians' spending
YOUR tax money.
A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it's releases.
A. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
B. A billion minutes ago Jesus was alive.
C. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
D. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth.
E. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.
While this thought is still fresh in our brain...
let's take a look at New Orleans ...
It's amazing what you can learn with some simple division.
Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D)is presently asking Congress for 250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans Interesting number...
what does it mean?
A. Well... if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans (every man, woman, and child) you each get $516,528.
B. Or... if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787.
C. Or... if you are a family of four...your family gets $2,066,012.
Washington , D. C
HELLO!
Are all your calculators broken??
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Why should they rebuild New Orleans?
cause prolly in 10 years another hurricane will screw everything up
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Chances for Ohio State University so far?
I am a sophomore in a private school that is above normal standards who is just finishing his midterms. So far my gpa is around a 3.26 because I did bad freshman year but my mom was also fighting cancer that year until it was removed the summer before 10th grade. I do Football and Track along with 45 hours of community service so far because I helped rebuild New Orleans after Katrina. I am planning on taking AP Chinese and AP history next year along with joining some clubs. I also have lived in Ohio my entire life and live very close to the OSU campus. I have not received a single detention in high school so far either.
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