I completely agree. How are they going to repair or replace levees when more hurricanes are forecast for what will be an extremely active hurricane period during the next twenty years? This is absolute madness. What idiots would want to move back to an area that is below sea level and sinking with more terrible storms in the offing? This place should be abandoned. Rebuilding it with MY TAX MONEY is a crime. Using my tax money to pay to repeatedly rebuild somebody's dream house along some storm prone coastal area is a crime. When are Republicans going to come to their senses and stop wasting our money on these insane schemes?
And while we're talking about waste, why should well-to-do elderly get drugs paid for under Medicare? I know two well off retirees who own two homes, one in Florida and the other an enormous, sprawling ranch in Pennsylvania. They own three cars including two gas-guzzling SUVs. They travel extensively overseas every year on expensive vacations. Why should I be taxed to subsidize their prescriptions? This is another one of Bush's nutty ideas. If Republicans are looking for pork to cut, get rid of this payoff to rich elderly who are anything but deprived.
It was just a question posed by one of the weekend radio talk guys. NO will be rebuilt even if there is no particular purpose for it anymore aside from a tourist attraction. The Port of NO can operate just fine without the rest of that.