Wednesday, May 31, 2006

CIT asks, again: WHY do we need to rebuild New Orleans?

The latest from the Big Easy: Parts of New Orleans are sinking, and not slowly.

This, in part, explains the chaos which followed Katrina (elected incompetence and "Why doesn't the federal govt save us" mentality helped a bunch, but we've already covered that).

With the city sinking rapidly - some parts are sinking up to an inch a year - it's difficult to imagine a flood control system which will work for any length of time. Wouldn't ANY system need to be overhauled regularly to remain effective?

And who's going to pay for this? Oh, right. You and me. I forgot.

Hey, here's an idea: Let's save a few billion dollars and rebuild the city in a spot that won't turn into the world's dirtiest sea-quarium in a few decades.

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