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To: one_less who wrote (264374)	12/12/2005 8:32:23 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577884

The fact that you don't drink Florida Orange juice does not mean Florida Oranges or Disney Land or the retirement communities and tourism etc don't contribute to the common good. All of that and more does contribute to the common good. You have not shown that it is necessary or economically beneficial to the common good to re-build NO as it was. Hmmmm......you think orange juice and disney world are more important that exports and oil. I see. Look. On this thread, we deal with facts. You want fables and myths.....head over to the GW Bush thread. You'll love it over there..........they think we're winning the war in Iraq and that Bush is the best thing since haagan-daz.

To: one_less who wrote (264374)	12/12/2005 8:52:21 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1577884

re: You have not shown that it is necessary or economically beneficial to the common good to re-build NO as it was. The same could be said for any town in the US. The "common good" is beyond mere economics, it's a spirit of citizenship, of community. When a little town in Wisconsin gets wasted by a tornado, it's not a national or economic tragedy... but as a society we stick together and help them rebuild. The little town in Wisconsin that was home to a bunch of good folks... we can identify with that, we can imagine losing our home town, we know we are more powerful if we work together. We are all Americans, we tend to help each other because we are good people. New Orleans has a big part in US history; and it's unique in the country and the world. It was a treasure for many, many reasons. Do you rebuild it exactly "as it was", no. You couldn't if you tried. But we do help our own... not just because we could be the next that need help, but because that's what a civilized society does. Of course we do... we're good people, we help our neighbors. I would be happy to do the same for you, if you and your home city were in need. John

To: one_less who wrote (264374)	12/12/2005 11:12:24 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 1577884

"You have not shown that it is necessary or economically beneficial to the common good to re-build NO as it was." I don't think anyone has made that argument at all. It is possible to raise the lowest areas. Given they did that in Galveston starting over a century ago, we should be able to swing that these days. The city of Galveston went from a mean of about 1 foot above mean high tide to about 8 feet. They dug channels down the street and barges moved the dirt from borrow pits like Offat's Bayou.