It is really not so much the cost, but WHO IS GOING TO PAY IT...the taxpayers or the states and their people??
You got it.
And then the question becomes what we taxpayers are going to pay for. The federal government should under no circumstances dirrectly underwrite the costs of rebuilding private assets. I guarantee that no matter how appealing and compassionate this might sound in the monen t of tragedy, in the long run, anyne who implemented such a policy would be savaged by the stories of abuse and fraud that would flow from such a program as surely as human nature.
On the other hand, I'd support loan gurantees to help folks get private mortgages to rebuild. It could be structured sort of like the old VA mortgage program. I'd support loans to local governments to help them restore their infrastructure.
I'd support direct expenditure in areas where the federal governement has primary responsibility such as for navigable waterways and flood control. Maybe the improvement of the leveee system is an appropriate place for the expenditure of federal funds.
Otherwise, I say put away the checkbook, and quick.
The American taxpayer.
It is really not so much the cost, but WHO IS GOING TO PAY IT...the taxpayers or the states and their people??
I agree. I think it should be the state and their people.
We have enough burden on us in our own states.