Uh, Why am I responsible for rebuilding New Orleans?

[bonebreaker]

You know, I understand sending money to victims of Katrina, I did so, a substantial amount I might add. But why am I, (and you), the taxpayer(s) responsible for spending a whopping $100 Billion, (and I'll bet it'll be much more than that), to rebuild a city that will always be in harm's way. If the officials and business of the city want to rebuild, let them get their own financing, privately. What do I owe a business or city, and for that matter a homeowner who's house was wrecked? Sure, as I said earlier, give them a "hand up" to get the basics to live, but not pay to rebuild the entire city.

There is something that has always pissed me off about FEMA and our government in general. Namely, a person builds a luxury dwelling, (a million $'s plus in many instances), on a coastline which is prone to hurricane damage, but can't or WON'T pay the insurance premiums because they are so high due to its location. A hurricane comes along and destroys the dwelling, they have no insurance so FEMA, (taxpayers), pay to rebuild the place. Two years later the same thing happens and it's rebuilt again and the owner has not paid a penny, other than their taxes like you and me. That scenario will and does continue today. If I have no insurance on my house and a tornado blows it away, just my house, and I have no insurance, well I'm just crapped out of luck. It's just a big rip off to me. What if Rita wipes out Houston, a much more costly rebuild with mainly oil company property and equipment, (who by the way have the money to rebuild themselves since they have been gouging us so much on fuel prices)? Are we going to have to pay for that too? It's not my city, nor is New Orleans, nor is it my duty, civic or otherwise to rebuild a city unless I want to. BB

[Timma]

It's the same reason we are paying to rebuild Iraq.

[Megiddo]

Because we won the battles of the COld War, but Socialism won the war

[bonebreaker]

It's the same reason we are paying to rebuild Iraq.

That's not even close to being the same reason.

[decadecadeca]

It's flooded again....

Seriously, people need to stop being so emotional about that "fine historic city" and use some logic. Rebuild elsewhere.

[Timma]

That's not even close to being the same reason.

How is that not even close. NO should not be rebuilt by us and neither should Iraq. It all comes down to politics.

[bonebreaker]

How is that not even close. NO should not be rebuilt by us and neither should Iraq. It all comes down to politics.

Well, I don't know that Iraq is being rebuilt with our tax dollars, they have enough oil money to do it themselves, or at least pay us back if we did rebuild with our money. Yeah, we did spend US dollars to blow it the hell up, lol. We should take their friggin oil anyway, "to the victor's go the spoils". Anyway, the US and Brittain taught these jerks how to get the oil out of the ground. Before then, they were just a bunch of camel riding nomads and had no idea about the uses for oil. Now, they, (OPEC), beat us over the heads with it. NO has no way at all for us to be able to recoup any money we spend there. And besides, it's below sea level for chrissakes!! I don't care how high and strong the levees are built, mother nature, sooner or later would decimate the area again. BB

[Timma]

Well, I don't know that Iraq is being rebuilt with our tax dollars, they have enough oil money to do it themselves, or at least pay us back if we did rebuild with our money. Yeah, we did spend US dollars to blow it the hell up, lol. We should take their friggin oil anyway, "to the victor's go the spoils". Anyway, the US and Brittain taught these jerks how to get the oil out of the ground. Before then, they were just a bunch of camel riding nomads and had no idea about the uses for oil. Now, they, (OPEC), beat us over the heads with it. NO has no way at all for us to be able to recoup any money we spend there. And besides, it's below sea level for chrissakes!! I don't care how high and strong the levees are built, mother nature, sooner or later would decimate the area again. BB

And if Rita keeps changing course, it's gonna get hit again. Hell the levee already broke again.

[bonebreaker]

And if Rita keeps changing course, it's gonna get hit again. Hell the levee already broke again.

Yup, my point exactly. I just hope there are no people in there anymore. BB

[crazykris6]

We stand as one as a nation and it effects us all because of this. It sucks that we have to pay for it,but we have to stand behind are nation. What if it was you city it was hit woud you stll feel the same way? No I am not from anywhere near there.

[bonebreaker]

We stand as one as a nation and it effects us all because of this. It sucks that we have to pay for it,but we have to stand behind are nation. What if it was you city it was hit woud you stll feel the same way? No I am not from anywhere near there.

I most definately be against rebuilding my city with taxpayer's money, unless it was local taxpayer money. Putting all the tax money together for government spending for the military and to run the government is one thing, paying for ONE city reeks of Socialism and borders on Communism. Blindly "standing behind our nation" and taking what they dish out is not patriotic, it's idiotic. BB

[Bulldog743]

I most definately be against rebuilding my city with taxpayer's money, unless it was local taxpayer money. Putting all the tax money together for government spending for the military and to run the government is one thing,

***Government spending is the most useless, spending of money ever, pork barrel spending ring a bell, we are re-building Iraq, and we will never see a penny for the BILLIONS in tax payer funds used for doing it...... I have no problem using Americans money to re-build America........ I do have a problem re-building Iraq.....

paying for ONE city reeks of Socialism and borders on Communism.

**I guess, you believe we live in a Democracy? And to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.....

Blindly "standing behind our nation" and taking what they dish out is not patriotic, it's idiotic.

***Standing behind political parties, is idiotic, standing behind fellow Americans is doing the right thing... :usausausa
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