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[Rebuild] New Orleans or Iraq?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by mc mark, Jan 24, 2007.

  1. hotballa

    hotballa Contributing Member

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    You're serious about this? Do you live in New York? Do you not read the Daily News and New York Post which have totally slammed Bruno, Silver and Pataki as the 3 blind mice/Stooges who completely bungled the job?

    The only bipartisan thing in all of this is that both Dems and Republicans mucked it up.
     
  2. mc mark

    mc mark Member

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    *sigh* I'm just not seeing it. sorry.
     
  3. Deckard

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    You want him to read those rags?? :eek:



    ;)



    D&D. It's a Party! (or not)
     
  4. Rocket River

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    But it is ok to Upsurp the Authority of a Sovereign Nation?

    Rocket River
     
  5. Rocket River

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    I don't think you answered the Question
    Are we more Obligate to Iraq than our own people in our own country in New Orleans?

    Rocket RIver
     
  6. rodrick_98

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    we broke iraq, we are obligated to fix it.

    new orleans should be rebuilt by private industry/consumers and no the government.
     
  7. Deckard

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    You've got to be kidding!



    D&D. Jokes can have their place, and they often can't find a chair.
     
  8. weslinder

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    Nope, but that cat's out of the bag.
     
  9. Highwire

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    how about resurrecting those who were innocently killed?
     
  10. rhadamanthus

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    Well rodrick_98 would tell you those are guilty by association, and accordingly deserve no sympathy.
     
  11. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    I am absolutely NOT in favor of allocating TAXPAYER money to rebuild New Orleans. It should be a privately funded matter. The government of New Orleans is inept. It has done nothing to earn my hard-earned money. Let the real estate developers and industry take care of this issue.

    The people of New Orleans got themselves into this mess by building in low-lying areas, not heeding warnings to evacuate, relying on the government for their existence, etc. I'm in favor of directing federal funds to competent individuals.
     
  12. mc mark

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    Gotta love that compassionate conservatism
     
  13. Master Baiter

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    What happens when New Orleans gets wiped out again? It will happen eventually. Are we supposed to keep rebuilding?

    I'm all for helping the people get back on their feet (with taxpayer money) but I am not for rebuilding New Orleans. It sucks but it is also a waste.
     
  14. rodrick_98

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    no.

    fema should help the people. if the people choose to reinvest in new orleans then they can... if they choose to move to houston or some other city and buy 47" flat screens then so be it.

    yay!!! i get brought in to it :eek:

    why are you talking about feelings and sympathy?
     
  15. rimrocker

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    Moron. As it was when it was first founded, New Orleans is a major port through which flows an enormous amount of our economy, particularly goods to and from the midwest. Ports need people to work and working people need other people for services. We can't not rebuild NOLA. (Though the administration is doing a good job of not rebuilding.) There has to be a city at the mouth of our greatest river.

    As to your last sentence, I guess it depends on what you mean by competent. I would argue it doesn't mean large corporations who win no-bid contracts and subcontract out the work while keeping 80 cents out of every dollar. That's not right, that's not American, and that's not competence.
     
  16. mc mark

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    MB do you feel the same about all those houses and areas in Florida that get rebuilt every four or five years after the latest hurricane?
     
  17. Master Baiter

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    Don't the insurance companies pay for that?
     
  18. mc mark

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    Do insurance companies pay for rebuilding infrastructure?
     
  19. El_Conquistador

    El_Conquistador King of the D&D, The Legend, #1 Ranking

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    I have yet to hear a compelling argument as to why the GOVERNMENT should pay for the rebuilding of the city, as compared to PRIVATE INDUSTRY. Please explain.

    The residents and refugees of New Orleans have been sucking on the government teet for quite some time, and in many cases squandering the $$$. Why should we continue to fund this nonsense?
     
  20. mc mark

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    Could we not ask the same questions regarding Iraq?
     

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