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edhopper

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5. Do it through the DOD

Reply to graham4anything (Original post)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 10:40 AM

Nov 2012

the Repukes will spend whatever it takes as long as it goes through the military.
Worked for the interstate highways under Ike.

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To avoid the next Sandy, prominent builders say THINK BIG [View all] graham4anything Nov 2012 OP

Sandy may be our version of WWII in terms of getting out of this recession/depression - hedgehog Nov 2012 #1

It would be a great stimulus, and may even make people realize that all of our infrastructure across Brickbat Nov 2012 #2

I could think of 100 projects more worthy of protecting coastal areas from the inevitable... n/t Earth_First Nov 2012 #4

NBC did a piece on this recently... Earth_First Nov 2012 #3

Do it through the DOD edhopper Nov 2012 #5

New York needs to put its hand back in its OWN pocket. Romulox Nov 2012 #6

NY did not ask for this - and it pays far more in than it gets back karynnj Nov 2012 #7

"Cuomo to Seek $30 Billion in Aid for Storm Relief" Romulox Nov 2012 #8

Every state gets and deserves FEMA money karynnj Nov 2012 #11

there's still about $170bn outstanding on that 'payback' ProdigalJunkMail Nov 2012 #9

of course, NYC was destroyed on 9-11 in case you forgot, and biz went to zero for 10 years graham4anything Nov 2012 #13

An archipelago of islets protecting Manhattan sounds feasible JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #10

Buy the "coastal residents" out and turn the waterfront into a "buffer zone" SoCalDem Nov 2012 #12

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