Ok, here's the plan

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Originally Posted by XxXotic

why not? because in 5 years when another CAT5 hits new orleans ya gotta start all over. As much as I love NOLA I really have to question whether or not rebuilding is economically worth it. We're already looking at a 7.9 Trillion dollar debt and bush just approved $65B in aide, with presumably more coming. Plus the cost of rebuilding the city pretty much from the ground up and the potential will still be there to wipe out the city.

I dunno, it's a tough call, I really hate to see New Orleans go, but I really can't see spending the money to get it back, at least not with the monumental debt we're facing right now

You build smart. You build high. You build to be able to withstand 300+ mph wind force. You go back to the American way, overengineer the fuck out of everything. Use nothing but the most up to date modern materials. No trees being cut down. A kevlar city, a lexan city, a plastic and stainless steel city.

Build the first true Twenty First century city.

Screw the cost, we always find some way to pay for shit. Hell, a few months back we forgave 4 billion bucks worth of Iraqi debt with the stroke of a pen, not an eye blink was caused. (But don't get me started on economics, that is a whole nother ball of wax that I can spend hours on)