New Orleans

[50_Cent's_dog]

There is a lot of talk about the government not caring about the people of New Orleans. I understand that those people are upset about losing their homes but I have a question. Is it wise to rebuild New Orleans? The city is below sea level and close to the Gulf of Mexico. How many more hurricanes are going to hit the area? That is not the only problem. The sea shore is disappearing at the rate of a football field a day because the Mississippi river has been rerouted.

I am sad for the people of New Orleans but I feel that the city should be abandoned and left to nature. Even if we do rebuild New Orleans how long will it last? Is New Orleans just a money pit?

[ayin jade]

I dont really know. From that perspective it seems unwise to rebuild it. What isnt mentioned is the status of New Orleans as a port. It was a major port for shipping from the gulf and mississippi river. There needs to be a city that is a port for both waterways. If the site of New Orleans is the only place that will accomodate both shipping from the river and the gulf, then the city needs to be rebuilt. I dont know how much Katrina changed the coastline tho. Maybe the old city is no longer useful as a port city. Maybe it is the only possible site for a city.

[WISDOM]

There is a lot of talk about the government not caring about the people of New Orleans. I understand that those people are upset about losing their homes but I have a question. Is it wise to rebuild New Orleans? The city is below sea level and close to the Gulf of Mexico. How many more hurricanes are going to hit the area? That is not the only problem. The sea shore is disappearing at the rate of a football field a day because the Mississippi river has been rerouted.

I am sad for the people of New Orleans but I feel that the city should be abandoned and left to nature. Even if we do rebuild New Orleans how long will it last? Is New Orleans just a money pit?

They can and they will rebuild N.O. The WHOLE city wasn't lost (don't get wrapped up in the news drama...they don't always tell you the truth). Granted, the city is below sea level and right on the Gulf, but that doesn't mean anything. It is a MAJOR money maker and a US city with a strong history (although NOT always good). It doesn't really matter if they are above or below sea level, there are many Panhandle Gulfcoast cities that are in just as much danger as New Orleans of the damage, which can be inflicted by a natural disaster. By the way, concerning the number of hurricanes, which will hit the area in the future, you and I both know that no one in this life can answer that!

I disagree that the city should be abandoned. This city is HOME to many of the scattered residents who are spread abroad across the USA. I hope and pray that many of them will have homes rebuilt there and families (of several generations) can be reunited. I understand the heartbreak of their people. I experienced Hurricane IVAN in 2004, and the pain you experience is indescribable as you watch your home being destroyed. Yes, I hope and pray they rebuild it and through what has happened in the interim, many will come to CHRIST as a result and bring more honor and glory to our LORD/SAVIOUR !

Edited February 11, 2006 by WISDOM

[Adarian]

Historically, God has a tendency to thump entire cities clean off the map. At least you can still see New Orleans. Man's goings are of the Lord. If it is to be rebuilt, it will be according to His will and pleasure.

[irishcowboy]

There is a lot of talk about the government not caring about the people of New Orleans. I understand that those people are upset about losing their homes but I have a question. Is it wise to rebuild New Orleans? The city is below sea level and close to the Gulf of Mexico. How many more hurricanes are going to hit the area? That is not the only problem. The sea shore is disappearing at the rate of a football field a day because the Mississippi river has been rerouted.

I am sad for the people of New Orleans but I feel that the city should be abandoned and left to nature. Even if we do rebuild New Orleans how long will it last? Is New Orleans just a money pit?

hows that song go about building a house on shifting sand??????

there was a reason for the destruction of the area..... if i were rebuilding I would be finding out exactly why it was destroyed...... hurricane???? naaaa, there is a deeper reason..... what was the root cause??

sin......

what does the Bible say about sin? about following God?????

it does tell us that if we turn from our ways and if we turn to God, He will Heal Our Lands.......

IF .......... conditional......

in the present state, no, i would not rebuild...... and if put to a taxpayer vote, using taxpayer money, i would vote NO......

mike

[Marnie]

As long as the American taxper isn't on the hook, the state can do whatever it wants in regards to the city. The notion that the city makes money may or may not be true. If it's gambling you are referring to, I guess it is. If it's the oil industry, who needs a city? The industry can exist without that massive an infrastructure. Knowing the American penchant for sentimant, it seems likely the city will be rebuilt at great expense to all of us, only to be flooded again to various degrees over the next century. Anybody else's homeowners insurance go up on account of the claims filed down there?

[Keith]

I do not think New Orleans should be rebuilt. Whether the reason it was destroyed was of natural or supernatural origins, they need to examine those reasons. New Orleans, structurally, is not sound land to build on anyway. Much of it was swampland that was filled-in. Structurally, it's not wise to build in the area.

They could, however, build just enough to maintain the shipping port, and not rebuild an entire city.

Allowing the marshlands to reclaim the area is beneficial and what nature seems to be trying to reclaim. We've taken so much from nature and now nature wants parts of it back.

It's much too expensive to rebuild. Our economy doesn't need the expense. Taxpayers are over-taxed as it is. Excess tax-fund accounts the government is holding is proof of that. Besides, the government's not to blame because a hurricane struck the area. People LOVE to blame the government, but they are not responsible for the hurricane. It's misdirected anger because someone has to be blamed and someone has to pay for it! We all want reasons and understanding but sometimes they aren't available. Just because it did strike doesn't mean the government is obliged to rebuild. Given the location, it's best left as swampland.

Look at the first businesses to reopen.... strip clubs, bars and porn shops. The first celebration to go on after the disaster was about homosexual pride and lust. We should rebuild so these things should continue? I'm sorry for the people that were displaced and going through trying times. But there is a larger picture to look at. Part of that includes this: People are busy blaming the government, but what are they (us) doing to help those who were displaced? There is still a great need among them. To coin a phrase, what would Jesus do, or want us to do? People want the government to be responsible and clean up the mess. Always someone else, "as long as it doesn't involve me." Some people just love to complain.

Edited February 11, 2006 by Keith

[RustyAngeL]

What upsets me is we are spending millions/billions on rebuilding this place and these people will never be able to repay the loans on theirs houses which means we pick up the tab. We were told that when they got jobs they would pay for their houses. Most of these people were not working in the the first place. Mean while our young men that are dying in Iraq. theirs wives and children are asked to leave base housing and find somewhere else to live. Something wrong with picture?

[irishcowboy]

As long as the American taxper isn't on the hook, the state can do whatever it wants in regards to the city. The notion that the city makes money may or may not be true. If it's gambling you are referring to, I guess it is. If it's the oil industry, who needs a city? The industry can exist without that massive an infrastructure. Knowing the American penchant for sentimant, it seems likely the city will be rebuilt at great expense to all of us, only to be flooded again to various degrees over the next century. Anybody else's homeowners insurance go up on account of the claims filed down there?

the problem is, the American Taxpayer is ..... IS ...... on the hook..... it is the taxpayers money that runs FEMA and the RED CROSS and just about every other entity that has been down there for assistance.....

I am having to raise my prices of the work i do for others because the cost of the materials are going up.... i have watched a roll of copper water tubing go up in price, and that roll of copper is the same roll that has been sitting there for well over a year.....

the price of lumber has gone up, the price of gas has gone up ( doubled ) and people expect me to only charge what i have in the past? it cost twice as much for me to drive to your house as it did a year ago, that is only the gas, not including the oil change, and the tires and belts and other oil based things on that truck......

as long as the taxpayer is on the hook, it should be put to a vote of the taxpayer.... not the non-taxpayer, who is the one benifiting from the taxpayers pocket......

I SAY NO, TO NEW ORLEANS......

mike

[RustyAngeL]

As long as the American taxper isn't on the hook, the state can do whatever it wants in regards to the city. The notion that the city makes money may or may not be true. If it's gambling you are referring to, I guess it is. If it's the oil industry, who needs a city? The industry can exist without that massive an infrastructure. Knowing the American penchant for sentimant, it seems likely the city will be rebuilt at great expense to all of us, only to be flooded again to various degrees over the next century. Anybody else's homeowners insurance go up on account of the claims filed down there?

The taxpayer not on the hook? Who do you think is paying for all of this?