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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
(2) It is a fact that the blue states, which tend to be on the coasts and in the upper Midwest, tend to subsidize the red states, which tend to be rural and in the south and west. Blue states pay more to the federal government than they receive back, and red states are the opposite.
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Speaking of, since it's clear that New Orleans and much of the area is devastated to the point of starting over from scratch, is it unreasonable to expect that, as a condition of the massive federal aid that will no doubt be passed by Congress when it returns in a few days, New Orleans be rebuilt inland somewhere? As it is, we'll be spending $15billion just to buy the same problem all over again in the next 15-50 years. Basically give no aid for any sort of rebuilding, public or private, in a place that's below sea level.
