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I would point my ire at my elected officials who were more interested in pork projects rather than flood control.
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I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
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I too am getting tired of New Orleans' whining. This is at least partly their own fault (the municipal and state gummints, not the average schmoe living there). Furthermore, there is a legit argument to be made that rebuilding everything may not be the smart move.
Who is going to insure it, anyway? That will surely be next. They will rebuild and then whine and cry if insurance premiums are high, or if insurers refuse to underwrite the risk at all.
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The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.Comment
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I'm tired of people whining about people of New Orleans whining. Seriously, if you don't care (as I really don't) then just ignore it and move on. You don't have to read or listen to it!I never know their names, But i smile just the same
New faces...Strange places,
Most everything i see, Becomes a blur to me
-Grandaddy, "The Final Push to the Sum"Comment
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NO's whining is important, though. They might actually get more money.Comment
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OMG, and that money IS YOURS!
Seriously, so much money flows into and out of the government that I'm sure we could find a lot more that you wouldn't like.I never know their names, But i smile just the same
New faces...Strange places,
Most everything i see, Becomes a blur to me
-Grandaddy, "The Final Push to the Sum"Comment
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Some of it.Originally posted by mactbone
OMG, and that money IS YOURS!I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator RubioComment
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Wiglaf
To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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Last I heard, plots in the devastated, but generally nicer areas are going for a pretty penny ($100k+). I'm not sure how much these prices are based on wishes rather than offers, however.Originally posted by Arrian
Furthermore, there is a legit argument to be made that rebuilding everything may not be the smart move.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I'm sure we could. It'd be difficult to find $77 billion's worth in one item though.Originally posted by mactbone
OMG, and that money IS YOURS!
Seriously, so much money flows into and out of the government that I'm sure we could find a lot more that you wouldn't like.Comment
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Since the budget is expressed in trillions of dollars, I bet we could.I never know their names, But i smile just the same
New faces...Strange places,
Most everything i see, Becomes a blur to me
-Grandaddy, "The Final Push to the Sum"Comment
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77 Billion on one item is tough unless you just philosophically oppose certain spends like -- the Iraq war, the military generally, the space program, foreign aidOriginally posted by mactbone
Since the budget is expressed in trillions of dollars, I bet we could.You don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto LuongoComment
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About 135 million individual income tax returns are filed each year. $77 billion represents $570 per return. I think that amount's worth caring about.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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Wasn't NO getting $200 billion already?DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Here's the blow-by-blow.
About $200 billion was slated by Bush for the entire impacted coast. The congress wasn't pleased with the invoice.
Then Louisiana expressed the opinion that the $200 billion was slated only for the state of Louisiana. The congress wasn't pleased with the sentiment.
The congress proceeded to spend lesser amounts, and lesser amounts at once, than wished by both Bush and the Louisianans.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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I want $77 billion for Virginia, for, um, roadsOriginally posted by mactbone
Since the budget is expressed in trillions of dollars, I bet we could.
Actually, that would be kickass.Comment
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