You know what the problem is don't you? Too many people think New Orleans is only the French Quarter and Mardi Gras. They don't realize it's one of our few deep water ports and the 5th largest port in the world.
They don't realize it's not just petroleum but also steel, gypsum, exports from states which border the Missississippi and so much more.
All they know of New Orleans is the latest Girls Gone Wild video. Besides, if it isn't their city that's devastated why should they be concerned it it gets rebuilt or not. They don't have a clue the economy of the Gulf Coast affects the whole of the United States.
I wouldn't want the feds to rebuild Pittsburgh, either. Why is it that conservatives suddenly find themselves all for such an incredibly extravagant expenditure that violates the tenth amendment?
Hence the point of why I posted this thread.