The New Orleans economy is dominated by four major sectors: oil/gas and related activities, tourism, the port and ship/boat building, and aerospace manufacturing. The presence of universities, hospitals, legal/accounting and other professional services, together with key installations of the U.S. Navy and other military operations in the region adds further to its diversified economic base.
New Orleans is suing the Army Corp of Engineers for 77 billion dollars for shoddy construction. The main problem with Katrina was the flooding. In Florida after Hurricane Andrew they changed the building codes to prevent another Andrew from doing so much destruction. The insurance companies and the building industry came to terms.
The reason it should work is that there isn't any bureaucracy involved. The feds declare a national disaster and your ID card becomes a debit card at any bank in the country. No more FEMA involvement. It's an insurance plan. The even better thing is there is no deductible involved and no profit incentive involved either.
Based on the lawsuit which was granted approval by a federal judge the blame goes squarely on the Army Corp of Engineers, to the tune of 77 billion dollars. I have yet to see a lawsuit again George W., the governor, or the mayor. There have been some criminal indictments against individuals like doctors, cops, nurses etc for leaving people in nursing homes and hospitals to die.
Actually the whole world should do it. It's not a tax but an insurance policy, similar to driving a car. Why do we have auto insurance? It appears to me auto insurance by your reasoning shouldn't be allowed.
thats funny because when 9/11 happened they were right their less than 2 hours i was in the city when 9/11 happened and i was there when Katrina hit so trust me their was a big difference in response time also he said he didn't know what was happending
I submitted a solution to Rep. Wexler to help prevent a future disaster like Hurricane Katrina. Congress should pass a National Disaster Insurance Relief Act whereby employees donate a few dollars a week to go into a pool for disaster relief when there is a national disaster. When the federal government declares a national disaster for a particular region, immediately via national identity cards or driver's license becomes a debit card good for a hundred thousand dollars, to use for any reason
Better science and engineering and better seismic devices can help prevent devastation in earthquake zones. Earthquake-resistant techniques, the Yokohama Landmark Tower has a flexible structure to absorb the force of earthquakes. The structure is theoretically the same as that of Japanese temples five-storied pagodas, which have never collapsed enduring series of earthquakes.
Army Corp of Engineers, Work comprises engineering and management support to military installations, global real estate support, civil works support (including risk and priorities), OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE of Federal navigation and flood control projects, and monitoring of dams and levees.[7]
do u know that the president of the US can with ecutive powers can issue an order to remedy the situation over night. riddle me this. why is there money for fannie and fredie bail out but not for katrina?
What happened happen. Everyone was to blame for the disaster in N.O.; from the guy in The White House all the way down to the cops, nurses and doctors that abandoned the patients in the nursing homes. The issue is prevention.
I suppose the people in California should leave because they have earthquakes. The people in the Mid West should leave because of the tornadoes, The people in the North should leave because of blizzards. The people in the East and South should leave because of the hurricanes. The people in Missouri should leave because of flooding. Perhaps we should just evacuate from America?
Army Corp of Engineers, Work comprises engineering and management support to military installations, global real estate support, civil works support (including risk and priorities), OPERATIONS and MAINTENANCE of Federal navigation and flood control projects, and monitoring of dams and levees.[7]
