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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: epicure who wrote (78542)10/31/2003 5:39:00 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Well, these fires will actually help the California economy. The insurance companies and the feds will pay out billions to rebuild these houses (right in the same places, of course, so they can burn again in ten years), and all the construction will add jobs and sales taxes and boost the economy.

Silver linings and all that.