...and since they chose to come back, they should pay to rebuild their own back yard. It isn't the gum'ts responsibility.
I don't think most Americans want to pay for y'all to rebuild, for people to live in swamps, or other low-lying areas. Anyone that chooses to live there, deserves what they get. Sorry, no bleeding heart, here.
I'm from the coast of NC. We know how to build and prepare forhurricanes. What's your excuse?
Most of those people work in the oil industry. It is in the government's best industry to at least let the people rebuild in certain areas. The plant my brother works in processes heating fuel, all but 4 employees lost their homes, but they aren't bitching about things, they are working their butts off to get the plants up and running before winter. They also work in refineries so you can have your gas cheaper etc.
The truth is that the nation's need for oil and gas caused a lot of the problems because of all the shipping channels cut through the swamps that allowed the salt water intrusion and coastal erosion to speed up. The loss of the swamps is why the storm surge was so bad. In that sense, it is a national security job because the good lord knows that Florida won't allow any offshore drilling. It might mess up their beaches, which the people are allowed to rebuild on time and time again.