Hurricane Katrina
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Actually, the levees were federally funded, but the budget's been getting cut for years. It's an Army Corps of Engineers project, known as the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project.
For more:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/projectsList/home.asp?projectID=86&directoryFilePath=ProjectData\
For more:
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/pd/projectsList/home.asp?projectID=86&directoryFilePath=ProjectData\
Well, it's been underfunded for years, but that's both parties' fault more than anything.
Since Iraq is the big new (well, within the past few years) expense, it's going to get pointed at for causing the shortfall. But honestly, deficit spending isn't anything new in Washington, This program just got cut so the politicians could point to it as an example as them valiantly trying to balance the budget. Doubtful they'll use it as an example now.
Since Iraq is the big new (well, within the past few years) expense, it's going to get pointed at for causing the shortfall. But honestly, deficit spending isn't anything new in Washington, This program just got cut so the politicians could point to it as an example as them valiantly trying to balance the budget. Doubtful they'll use it as an example now.
Yeah, but disaster prevention wasn't politically sexy (I'd venture to say it is now), so it doesn't have supporters like the Medi-programs. I'd rather they withdrew from Iraq and repealed Bush's tax cuts*. The money spent on these projects is a drop in the bucket compared to those.
*And maybe actually balance the budget or run a surplus. And have cows jump over the moon.
P.S. The only good reason to specifically point some blame at the Iraqi war is just the fact that so many guardsmen are over there, and they're the ones who usually handle situations like this.
*And maybe actually balance the budget or run a surplus. And have cows jump over the moon.
P.S. The only good reason to specifically point some blame at the Iraqi war is just the fact that so many guardsmen are over there, and they're the ones who usually handle situations like this.
All of you have interesting points, but I agree 99% with what Foamy says:
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"the reporters need to stop reporting and help people off their roofs."
yea, great idea, cartoon squirrel. great idea. ...thats got to be the most retarded idea I've heard.
If anything the reporters should keep reporting so that every bumblefuck american will donate aid (not trucks, money).
I know the people, including a few of the anchors, who work at the TV station here. They're getting feeds of cops participating in the looting, corpses at the convention center, all kind of fucked up shit. They're most assuredly NOT exploiting the story to get ratings!
yea, great idea, cartoon squirrel. great idea. ...thats got to be the most retarded idea I've heard.
If anything the reporters should keep reporting so that every bumblefuck american will donate aid (not trucks, money).
I know the people, including a few of the anchors, who work at the TV station here. They're getting feeds of cops participating in the looting, corpses at the convention center, all kind of fucked up shit. They're most assuredly NOT exploiting the story to get ratings!
SaiyajinNoOuji
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When this is done I can see the lifetime/USA made for tv movie coming! I predict Suzan Summer and/or Lorenzo Lamus (spelling?) to be in it!
Why wasn´t New Orleans evacuated? If a worst case scenario was already made, why people didn´t just run for their lives before the hurricane hit?
(No that´s not a retorical question, where I live we don´t have almost any information about the Katrina catastrophore(did I got that right
?) and I was wondering...)
(No that´s not a retorical question, where I live we don´t have almost any information about the Katrina catastrophore(did I got that right
?) and I was wondering...)
SaiyajinNoOuji
I'm still better than you
I support this ideaWalter said:
EDIT: Previous statement was getting old!
It was evacuated. Some people chose to stay and/or had no place to evacuate to. Those that stayedlikely didn't think it would be as bad as was forecast. Really, they couldn't have seen the true scope of the destruction that would come. But... personally, I would have started walking.Nobunaga said:Why wasn´t New Orleans evacuated? If a worst case scenario was already made, why people didn´t just run for their lives before the hurricane hit?
(No that´s not a retorical question, where I live we don´t have almost any information about the Katrina catastrophore(did I got that right
SaiyajinNoOuji
I'm still better than you
House wise... the states needs to take some pointers from Okinawa... All the houses are made out of concrete... the power lines are run underground. We had a Super Typhoon almost hit us and it was much stronger then Katrina. No one even cares over here. People still go out and party cause nothing really happens when Typhoons hit over here. Its pretty entertaining actaully.
As for flooding... well the whole, lets build shit below sea level doesnt help them much now does it.
As for flooding... well the whole, lets build shit below sea level doesnt help them much now does it.
It's actually pretty funny IMHO.