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I've seen this nonsense posted before. It's so simplistic it's embarrassing. The 250 billion number thrown out there by Landrieu early on was not going to happen and nobody took it seriously. Even allowing that it was serious, it assumes that every cent goes to the people ONLY in New Orleans. It also assumes that nothing goes to infrastructure repair or overhead to FEMA or other agencies managing the recovery.

It makes for good bashing material for those so inclined but other than that it's pretty meaningless.

good bashing material for those so inclined but other than that it's pretty meaningless.

Getting ripped off by crooked politicians in New Orleans is not meaningless. Using taxpayer funds to rebuild New Orleans when private industry shuns investment there is not meaningless. Building in areas where insurance companies won't insure isn't meaningless. Reimbursing repetitive losses over and over again (Gulf Coast beach property)is not meaningless. A person can build a 250,000 house right on the beach and after each hurrican can collect that amount from the government and rebuild in the same spot again even though no insurance company will insure it. Are we being taken for a ride or what?

I say no to rebuilding New Orleans. It's time we stop getting ripped off by irresponsible and crooked local governments.

Okay...let's say the numbers are off by a factor of 100. The fact remains, the request was made by a senator and some people--especially in NOLA--are going to take it seriously. My point is still that there should not be one dollar of my money paid to someone who built a house 6 feet below sea level and wasn't smart enough to insure it. Again...not my problem and, hence, it shouldn't use my money.