You have commented 339 times on Rantburg.

Your Name
Your e-mail (optional)
Website (optional)
My Original Nic        Pic-a-Nic        Sorry. Comments have been closed on this article.
Bold Italic Underline Strike Bullet Blockquote Small Big Link Squish Foto Photo
Home Front: Economy
Congress Approves $10.5B in Katrina Aid
2005-09-03
Posted by:Steve White

#4  I hear ya Sperese.... Silver Lining Alert....

Think of this as a dress rehersal/maneuvers for a nuclear blast.
Posted by: Mona Gorilla   2005-09-03 16:07  

#3  I'm a bit sad. AID is after the fact. I think maximum effort should of been put to this as soon as the bad signs started showing up, should had hi-res satillite photos handed out everyone to over >15,000 reserve military providing support and traffic, and transportation. I'd hate to imagine a nuke. I'm not impressed with N.O. police or FEMA. I wish there was a trained branch of the military just for long term domestic distaster mitigation, Disaster Corps, maybe joint military too. New rapid deployment technologies and preventing financial cost with leadership/authority to more saving lives, those that are dying now but aren't being reported or reached. Humans are just plain animals and thats to be expected and dealt with with orderly precision. Disasters should be a science that can be improved or perfected, but when its happening, everything goes in slow motion until the worst is realized, unless you have a good system or plan. N.O. with its below sea level city is a special case, but so are most major disasters. I'm just ranting!
Posted by: Sperese Ebbavith1908   2005-09-03 15:56  

#2  Cat stock is charging northwards because of all the earthmovers and other construction equipment that will have to be purchased on the federal taxpayer's dime, which presumably means 100% American-sourced equipment wherever possible.
Posted by: Zhang Fei   2005-09-03 15:55  

#1  This is just the start of the relief bill. It doesn't include the rebuilding effort which will have to be something along the line of the Marshall Plan considering the vast destruction of infrastructure along the coast. However, if Florida rebuilds are an indicator, it can generate economic boosts because of the construction which then filters through the region and local economies.
Posted by: Ulong Slereque6682   2005-09-03 08:32  

00:00