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Date: | Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:07:11 -0500 |
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It is true that New Orleans is below sea level, but they have advocated that
people should raise their houses, but again, that takes money that a lot of
people don't have. Remember that many of them not only lost their houses,
but all their possessions as well.
And if people talk about not rebuilding New Orleans, then let them not enjoy
our benefits. They talk about that, but they want to come down and enjoy
our food, Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, Bourbon Street and generally party and
accept our hospitality.
But you're right, it has been said that history repeats itself, and those
who don't learn from it are doomed to relive it. No one listened after
Hurricane Betsy in 1965 when there was a small levy break. They should have
built and maintained stronger levies then, but they kept saying it was too
expensive. But now, how does the expense of building stronger levies
compare to the outlay in reconstruction costs?
Harvey
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