This is for a paper i have to write on what i would do to rebuild new orleans. I need an idea of what the government is doing to base my own imaginary plans on. I need it by March 31st so please answer soon.
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Check out the New Orleans newspaper's website:  nola.com.
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This is comparing apples to oranges.  It costs a lot less to rebuild New Orleans than it does to ship troops and military equipment to the Middle East and to direct the war out there.  If the war was in the US, then it wouldn't cost as much as it does now.
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Gee, where do I start.  Let's see, corrupt government. Incompetent officials.  Brutal police force and military.  Deep religious divide.  Lack of accountability (I guess that goes with the corrupt government).  I would be surprised if it's NOT falling apart.  It has been failing apart for a good part of the past few centuries.
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First, let me say that if you lived on the other side of the canal, you are NOT from New Orleans, you are in fact a Metairian from Jefferson Parish.\n\nSecond, the politics are so bad b/c of the political framework that has developed primarily since Huey P. Long which supports patronage and a welfare state.  These two components have been in place and supported by the electorate for so long, no one knows how to think differently.  This is obvious by the #2 vote winner in last week's mayoral election.\n\nTrue change cannot come overnight and will be very painful for those who most gain from the existing system.  This includes the politicians, their buddies in the businesses which are required to keep government going, the poor who depend on the state to help them by giving out money and equivalents, the list goes on . . .\n\nYou can fix it by doing two things: First, move into Orleans Parish.  If Orleans Parish does not succeed, your precious sheltered life in Metairie will quickly follow.  Second, get involved on city politics. You don't have to run for office,  but be informed and participate where you can.\n\nThe greater New Orleans area will recover but everyone has to make some sacrifice and also participate in the rebuilding of the arguably greatest city in the country.\n\nFollow Up: Point well taken!  I believe that the interconnectedness of the area still has its centerpoint in the economic health of Orleans Parish.  More power to you if you support Orleans with your actions, as you mentioned.  But,  your vote only counts if you live in the parish.  If you want to fix the politics, you must live in the parish so you can vote there.  Thanks for being someone who is committed to the rebuilding of the city, even if you won't live in it.
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The government makes contingency plans for lots of stuff. Almost and federal facility could be used to detain people. Here is a link you should get a chuckle from. Talk about paranoid.
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i will watch it but you got to learn how to put a link on here for next time,highlight the address bar of the page you want to link to,right click go to copy,then go to where you want to put the link ,right click and click on paste alot more people will go to your sites if you do that.\n\nnot looking good is it .yet also the average fella cant seem to understand our western governments are controlled by world banks and so is the media . we are heading for a world wide version of nazi germany that is more of a threat to humanity now than global warming .\n\nupdate :itell you what changed in the U.S with KATRINA more people woke up to what is going on.fema wouldnt let the people out of certain buildings they were kept in for safety !!!! lorry loads of bottled water turn up FEMA turn it away ,a tanker of gas turns up everyone goes to get gas FEMA turned it away .the sheriff caught members of FEMA cutting down emergency comunication power lines ,the sheriff put the line back up and hadto put armed police along it to stop them from doing this .FEMA ?Federal Emergency Management agency !!! they go in make the situation worse then congress or whoever has the power to do so gives them more funding and more power as an agency .its literally getting down to twilight stuff here guys watch this link ,try and watch it all the way through, theres a mayor in new orleans at the end on mainstream news programme that actually tells the truth .would you beleive it!!!!\nhttp://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7354448366688445862&q=police+state
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I think you're going to have a really hard time defending Katrina responses on any level, state, federal, county, city.   In fact, since you requested cogency, I would warn you to be wary of any positive information that can be located, since most of the hard data points to multiple systems failure.  \n\n\nIn terms of debate, the only "case" that I can think of isn't really an argument but an attack--not great, but it might be possible if you're pretty good with rhetoric and spin.  You could build a case around the general indifference to collective preparedness AS A SOCIAL IDEAL that began with the Baby Boom generation.  When Katrina hit, governmental systems failed, but the failures reflect fifteen or twenty years worth of policy making that was enthusiastically supported by the American people.  If you dive into the archives you're going to find any number of public decisions--many of which related in some way to the welfare reform policies of the mid-'90s--that can be linked directly to the disarray that Katrina made visible.  In other words, you can partially defend the government by accusing the governed.  It's not the most solid defense in the world, but if your opponent is weak-ish and you're strong-ish, it might work......
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The way you and others like you are being treated is a national disgrace. It looks like a deliberate plan to change the demographics. No poor folks (mostly black) need return. Just your typical urban renewal project. Push out the poor and gentrify. I am sorry for your loss and your pain. Keep calling your representatives-local, state, congressional. Sometimes the squeaky wheel actually gets some grease.
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yes, and they will be rebuilding homes in New Orleans and other affected areas for years to come.\n\nmany people were put into temporary housing of one form or another, but as it was temporary,  many of these people are going to have to find other alternatives since it will take so long to recover the lost homes and businesses affected by Katrina.
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You are doing a project on New orleans, and you can't find anything good???\n\nWhere have you been looking???\n\nDid you try a SEARCH ENGINE????\n\nWith the fact that it's been in the news once a week, EVERY week for the last year, you should have NO PROBLEM with this...
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The October surprise. I think they could blow up some more buildings with Americans in them. I hope it is Exxon Mobile of Texas building in Houston this time though. I'm with the Dixie Chicks about not forgiving. They just put out a new CD about not forgiving.
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I think Mayor Nagin does not really care about the people of New Orleans. I was there at the time the hurricane hit and I think he has other motives for remaining mayor. What has he done for you lately?
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I agree with you, and I live in New Orleans. The chickens have finally come home to roost. Politicians have pushed their luck too far. Instead of doing the job right, they cut corners in the 1950's-the 1960's when the levees were built in order to fatten their own wallets, and now everyone who lives here is going to suffer for it.There will never be anyone prosecuted for this reprehensible act, because all those responsible are probably all dead by now.
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In a natural disaster the emergency services go into reaction mode.  The current system has local government taking the key role.  Every service is suppose to have a disaster plan.  When a disaster happens, a lot of agencies start moving because no one has the resources to handle a large scale disaster.\n\nAs far as the federal government, they really don't have a large role, they are mainly check writers.  They come in and ask what you need then send someone out to buy it.  Most of the actual aid will come from local, state, national guard, and near by states.\n\nAfter Katrina though this might change.  What happened in New Orleans was the local government got overwhelmed and the rest pretty much is history now, notice you didn't hear much out of Boluxi who got hit by the stronger part of the storm.  Plus some of the check writing turned out to be huge waste of money.\n\nBut your local government (City, county and state) should have a plan for any feasible disaster that might hit their area and should be practicing it.  I am a paramedic now and in our drills we will go so far as to drop trees across the roads to test how quickly we can clear them or get around them.
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Thank you for offering to help!\n\nFirst, we've got to get our government off its lazy, money grubbing butt.  It has to make the decision to move the trailers and then implement that decision.  Time is wasting away and there are hurricane victims in desparate need of housing -- Some of them are being evicted from their temporary hotel housing now.\n\nTo kick 'em into gear, write your senators and your congressman.  Tell them that you are deeply dissapointed that the trailers are just sitting, doing nobody any good.  Then, get your friends and family to start writing letters.  Have your friends and family get their friends to write.  Write to your local TV and radio stations and tell them that you, your friends and your family are writing and that you would appreciate it if they would get the word out to others.\n\nThis has become the highest order of incompetency.  I understand the rule about not setting up temporary housing in a flood plain, but give me a break!  I would hope that our government would at least be embarrassed into action by now!\n\nSorry for the rant and thank you for giving me the opportunity to say something in another forum.
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ok bush defenders...he cut the budget that would pay to upkeep and fix the levies.  And since when does the president have no authority in a national disastor? I suppose he shouldnt have done anything during 911 either, oh wait...he didnt do anything except read a book to little kids for a PR stunt. But anyway, of course it wasnt his fault.  I mean the city of new orleans should have been able to pay for the extremly expensive repairs and maintenace needed to protect millions of U.S. citizens without any help from the feds.  I guess we should send nevada and las vegas the bill for the hoover damn now.  get your heads out of your bums,  take responsibility for your misguided republican vote, and accept morality and rational thought into your lives.