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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