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Posteritatis

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11. Therefore collective punishment is awesome!
Fri Dec 7, 2012, 07:02 PM
Dec 2012

I get it perfectly well, thanks. I just think "it" is even more despicable than you think one hundred percent of the population of the area is.

Imagine $60 billion for planting trees and restoring wetlands & biodiversity NoOneMan Dec 2012 #1
I'm not exactly offended at federal funds to give people their homes back. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #2
The hardest hit areas in New Jersey are republican areas. lalalu Dec 2012 #4
Ah, so only people who agree with you should get those basic protections. Posteritatis Dec 2012 #5
Obviously you don't get it. Neither do they which is why they keep lalalu Dec 2012 #10
Therefore collective punishment is awesome! Posteritatis Dec 2012 #11
Nature has a way of getting through to people like you what you continuously ignore. lalalu Dec 2012 #14
I'm merely offended at the lack of federal funds to actually combat climate change NoOneMan Dec 2012 #6
"but I'm a little surprised at seeing the immediate first reaction here being somebody implying..." NoOneMan Dec 2012 #7
uh, don't you think people should have insurance for that? And if they're building in flood plains wordpix Dec 2012 #22
It shouldn't happen. lalalu Dec 2012 #3
A lot of damage occurred outside of flood plains. geek tragedy Dec 2012 #9
A lot of damage done lalalu Dec 2012 #12
Certainly rebuilding should not be done stupidly. nt geek tragedy Dec 2012 #15
But it is. lalalu Dec 2012 #18
thank you for your sanity wordpix Dec 2012 #24
Ahh, "let's just abandon New Orleans because they shouldn't live there' echoes... (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #13
They shouldn't live in most of New Orleans. lalalu Dec 2012 #17
let's be real here - N.O. is an important port surrounded by wetlands, ergo, people will build wordpix Dec 2012 #25
With a significant difference. Igel Dec 2012 #28
+10000 rebuild the wetlands, restore the flood plains and beaches/storm surge zones wordpix Dec 2012 #23
Romney's can food drive wasn't enough? lexw Dec 2012 #8
Obama should demand tax hikes to pay for it. Mr.Bill Dec 2012 #16
Fat chance three Blue states will get $60 billion from the GOP House banned from Kos Dec 2012 #19
congress obama2terms Dec 2012 #20
Only if any rebuilding is allowed 20 miles from the existing shoreline... Currently habitable Purveyor Dec 2012 #21
+1000 glad to see other DU'ers have thought this through wordpix Dec 2012 #26
I'm glad they're not giving the aid to vacation homes or large corporations okaawhatever Dec 2012 #27
Mixed feelings about denying aid to Con Ed democrattotheend Dec 2012 #29
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