Common Sense - How can people from La rebuild NO when they are in Texas?

There's going to massive reconstruction and help is needed.

These people need work...these camps across other states is a bad idea...they need a job.

there is plenty of work ...

If it's all given to Private Companies the people of La are screwed

I have been thinking that all day. Employ the people to rebuild their city. The French Quarter is dry, house the workers there until the job is done and compensate the owners of that property for the use. They should be happy, they won't be making any tourist dollars. Vaccinate the workers with cipro or other drugs that must be out there so they don't get sick. It will build a pride in their city that will build the foundation of a city which will surpass the old. This is a great opportunity for a leader to emerge who can show how disaster can be turned into promise if things are done with humans in mind. Hire Halliburton if you must, but require that they hire from the displaced people who want to rebuild.

won't happen, but it's my dream.

And I completely agree. Jackson keeps mentioning Utah and I laugh. How much further from New Orleans can they evacuate people than Utah? OK, I'm in Salt Lake City, and it is heartwarming to be able to receive survivors, and for them to have a safe place to stay, food, water, showers and what not. But can you imagine what it must feel like to be so far from anything and anyone familiar?

I like the idea of opening up these closed military bases, as long as they are safe, and get their communities back together so that they can support each other emotionally and feel like they are doing something to rebuild their cities.

"Maybe the next time you see Black people in trouble you'll help.......maybe...." :- Richard Pryor from "Here and Now" (shot in New Orleans, 1985!)

Moving people so far away might be okay as a temporary measure, but having the people of New Orleans rebuilding their own city would make a lot of sense. Many people who have had no chance to learn skills would have that opportunity, they would be rebulding their city, they could have pride in what they have done.

There are empty military bases in Louisiana. There is room for many, if not all of them.

But watch - contractors from other places will turn up to do the work. Halliburton already has several slices of the pie, from what I've read here.

under eminent domain. Then it will be auctioned off at below-market prices to Bush's big business friends, who will come in and build casinos and entertainment complexes.

That's been the plan all along.

Let's face it, New Orleans is not the right kind of Hedonistic society. Fun there is centered around values more complex than Las Vegas.

to dissipate their voting strength and put a critical swing state into the red column come Nov 2008 for the shrub's lackey to steal yet another election.

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Besides, there may be some whistleblowers in there and Halliburton can't afford no more whistleblowers.

Those who wish to rebuild NO should be able to stay nearby.

But I suppose that's too Rooseveltian for the Bush-League.

effectively destroying the vibrant and historic African-American community and culture in New Orleans . . . most of these people will never be able to return, as their property is bought up for five cents on the dollar -- or just condemned outright for "the greater good" . . . the greater good being defined as casinos, high rises, and an Starbucks on every corner . . . poor people will no longer be welcome . . .

It's still theirs...

The land now belongs to rich white developers who will hire ultra cheap hispanic labor to "xx-build".

Private sector moving in? :think: