Oh...ya think it's BS?....and why is it BS?...are you from Dade County..I am..let's talk...
No, I don't live in Dade County, but I work there in the banking business, and three generations of my wife's family live and work there. I know something about what's happening there economically. Dade has one of the strongest economies in the country. I expect that with increased Latin American trade it will continue to prosper.
Would Dade be better off if Andrew had never happened? Of course. But to assert that it has not recovered and never will is not reality.
In spite of your remarks about New Orleans, I hope you came through Katrina OK. I hope the same for my many friends in New Orleans.