I'm just looking for numbers
There is nothing wrong with the intention to rebuild areas damaged and destroyed by hurricanes. And there is nothing wrong with the government wanting to provide the funds to do this.
In the case of Louisianna and the site of Hurricane Katrina, does it take 110 billion dollars to do this? It could, but I don't know, so I'm asking.
Just listing everything out, do we come up to 110 billion dollars? Take everything involved:
I don't know that it is so far fetched to spend 110 billion dollars on reconstruction. This additionally include short term and long term planning. One covering necessities today while the structures to be used in the future are being constructed. In this I hope only that the shortsight of having all of the citizens figure out what they want to do or not do anything while the state is rebuilt around them then they will degree immediately upon removal of government help.
What's needed is smart planning and I'd bet they have a lot of it, but *pie dreams* they should in futures on this one. What about the continuation program? Pilot an IDEAL CITY.
Have established exactly what will pass for the Ideal Scene? I'm sure there's a nostalgic want for drunks, drugs and parties 24/7. But we could be going for something better than that, couldn't we? It's a perfect oppurtunity, we have the people, the land, the resources, the WANT. Who sais we have to make another American mediocracy? We could make it the biggest city in thhe world just for kicks if nothing else.
So there's my spout on it, if I had 110 billion dollars, I'd really make sure what I was doing was for greatest good because it can really not be.
In the case of Louisianna and the site of Hurricane Katrina, does it take 110 billion dollars to do this? It could, but I don't know, so I'm asking.
"Of the $110 billion in hurricane aid approved by Congress, just $44 billion has been spent. Overall, the administration has released $77 billion to the states, reserving the rest for future needs." - Associated Press
Just listing everything out, do we come up to 110 billion dollars? Take everything involved:
- Residential housing
- Homes
- Apartments
- Parks
- Business buildings
- Government buildings
- Educational services short term and long term
- Utility services (I don't know how many of these were lost)
- Gas
- Electricity
- Water
- Phone
- Roads
- Train infrastructure
- Tram system
- Waterworks outside of internal corp
- Workers to do the above
- Compensation for support to adjacent states
- 7 More super domes
I don't know that it is so far fetched to spend 110 billion dollars on reconstruction. This additionally include short term and long term planning. One covering necessities today while the structures to be used in the future are being constructed. In this I hope only that the shortsight of having all of the citizens figure out what they want to do or not do anything while the state is rebuilt around them then they will degree immediately upon removal of government help.
What's needed is smart planning and I'd bet they have a lot of it, but *pie dreams* they should in futures on this one. What about the continuation program? Pilot an IDEAL CITY.
Have established exactly what will pass for the Ideal Scene? I'm sure there's a nostalgic want for drunks, drugs and parties 24/7. But we could be going for something better than that, couldn't we? It's a perfect oppurtunity, we have the people, the land, the resources, the WANT. Who sais we have to make another American mediocracy? We could make it the biggest city in thhe world just for kicks if nothing else.
So there's my spout on it, if I had 110 billion dollars, I'd really make sure what I was doing was for greatest good because it can really not be.
posted by Kombucha @ 8/28/2006 05:53:00 PM
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