So $185 mill Was spent on the Superdome in N.O.
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thakidistight
Wanker
Qurious said:........but the 9th Ward is still without power?
Who paid for it?
The 9th ward is uninhabitable. Why should they cut the power on?
rack'm
Jaded
Christy said:I'll bite.Who?
If it wasn't FEMA why does it matter? I've done zero research on the matter (because I don't really care) but I would figure it would have been private investments that went in to the rebuild. :shrug:
They should of filled the cesspool in and started fresh.
Qurious
Im On 1.
...but it was FEMA.Christy said:I'll bite.
If it wasn't FEMA why does it matter? I've done zero research on the matter (because I don't really care) but I would figure it would have been private investments that went in to the rebuild. :shrug:
according to MSNBC, FEMA paid 115 million.
The state put up 13 million. 41 million came from loans and the NFL paid 15 million = 185 million.
BS Gal
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Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, (X2)
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
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When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
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(Bonham/Jones/Page/Plant/Memphis Minnie)
If it keeps on rainin', levee's goin' to break, (X2)
When The Levee Breaks I'll have no place to stay.
Mean old levee taught me to weep and moan, (X2)
Got what it takes to make a mountain man leave his home,
Oh, well, oh, well, oh, well.
Don't it make you feel bad
When you're tryin' to find your way home,
You don't know which way to go?
If you're goin' down South
They go no work to do,
If you don't know about Chicago.
Cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
Now, cryin' won't help you, prayin' won't do you no good,
When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move.
All last night sat on the levee and moaned, (X2)
Thinkin' about me baby and my happy home.
Going, going to Chicago... Going to Chicago... Sorry but I can't take you...
Going down... going down now... going down
Larry Gude
Strung Out
Think about it like...
...this;
A capitalist society would build an attraction first; a business, a port, a stadium, whatever. Then, it would rely on capitalism to motivate people to come of their own volition to take advantage of the opportunity, jobs, housing, services, etc.
Over time a community forms around those attractions and, in NO's case, tourism is a huge part of NO's economy. So, when the attraction goes down, what's first, getting back in business or committing resources to those the farthest down the line in matter of importance, the poor and their problems?
It took them over a year to get a vital piece of their economy back in business. It's gonna take longer than that for everything down stream to get back to normal.
Is that cold and heartless or just the way things work? Before you answer, what would be a better solution? Rebuild all the homes of the poor and then rebuild the reasons people came there in the first place?
Qurious said:
...this;
A capitalist society would build an attraction first; a business, a port, a stadium, whatever. Then, it would rely on capitalism to motivate people to come of their own volition to take advantage of the opportunity, jobs, housing, services, etc.
Over time a community forms around those attractions and, in NO's case, tourism is a huge part of NO's economy. So, when the attraction goes down, what's first, getting back in business or committing resources to those the farthest down the line in matter of importance, the poor and their problems?
It took them over a year to get a vital piece of their economy back in business. It's gonna take longer than that for everything down stream to get back to normal.
Is that cold and heartless or just the way things work? Before you answer, what would be a better solution? Rebuild all the homes of the poor and then rebuild the reasons people came there in the first place?
kwillia
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Could the $185 million spent to refurbish the storm-damaged stadium have been better spent on other aspects of the city's recovery from Hurricane Katrina?
Gov. Kathleen Blanco was a primary force in getting the dome ready for this game, listing it as a top priority for federal money to restore Louisiana's damaged government buildings. The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid around $120 million toward the stadium's repairs. The rest of the money came from insurance, refinancing Superdome bonds and a grant from the NFL.
If the money had not been spent on the dome -- which generates millions of dollars in economic activity in New Orleans through high-profile college and pro football games as well as other events -- it could have gone toward other damaged government buildings. It could not have been used to help storm victims directly.
Joe Horn and Deuce McAllister, two Saints stars who also have been among the most accessible on the team to the typical New Orleans resident, said Thursday that they've heard very few people complain about the decision to repair the stadium.
"Why not? For the most part, the people that you talk to love the New Orleans Saints football team," Horn said. "Had the football team not come back here, I don't think a lot of people would have come back to New Orleans. This football team is one of the reasons a lot of people came back. Why not make the dome a nice place to come back to after what happened in it -- whatever it takes to make it a special place for people come and relax bring their families to enjoy a football game?"
Horn said reopening the dome not only brings economic activity back to New Orleans, it sends a strong message of hope to people still weighing whether to make an investment to rebuild their lives in the city.
Gov. Kathleen Blanco was a primary force in getting the dome ready for this game, listing it as a top priority for federal money to restore Louisiana's damaged government buildings. The Federal Emergency Management Agency paid around $120 million toward the stadium's repairs. The rest of the money came from insurance, refinancing Superdome bonds and a grant from the NFL.
If the money had not been spent on the dome -- which generates millions of dollars in economic activity in New Orleans through high-profile college and pro football games as well as other events -- it could have gone toward other damaged government buildings. It could not have been used to help storm victims directly.
Joe Horn and Deuce McAllister, two Saints stars who also have been among the most accessible on the team to the typical New Orleans resident, said Thursday that they've heard very few people complain about the decision to repair the stadium.
"Why not? For the most part, the people that you talk to love the New Orleans Saints football team," Horn said. "Had the football team not come back here, I don't think a lot of people would have come back to New Orleans. This football team is one of the reasons a lot of people came back. Why not make the dome a nice place to come back to after what happened in it -- whatever it takes to make it a special place for people come and relax bring their families to enjoy a football game?"
Horn said reopening the dome not only brings economic activity back to New Orleans, it sends a strong message of hope to people still weighing whether to make an investment to rebuild their lives in the city.