Bush Seeks $51.8B More for Katrina Effort
Holy Poop!!! Ok, the bill is up to 63 BILLION DOLLARS. An interesting question is, where is all the money going? 1.4 Billion to the military, 400 Million to the Corps of Engineers, another 100 million to give out $2000 debit cards to everyone they can find to hand one to. That’s about 2 Billion, That leaves over 60 Billion to mostly go to FEMA?
I was really beginning to get the idea that Bush had no idea how many zeros are in a Billion when the appropriations for Homeland Security and Iraq were being floated. I am now reasonably sure he has no idea that there is a limit to the funds he has to play with.
The currently proposed $60+ BILLION DOLLARS, amounts to well over $100,000 for every single man, woman, and child living in the city of New Orleans, and we are being told that there will be more money needed.
I’m now leaning toward the opinion that we should level New Orleans (and start on any other US coastal property that is subject to 50 or 100 year weather events). As a resident of the United States, who is being forced under threat of law to give my money to the government, am not sure that I (or our country) can afford to subsidize living expenses for those who choose to live in high risk areas. Think about how many times in the last two years you have seen Gov Jeb Bush on TV asking for Federal Disaster aid.