Reply #4: well elderly and most females can't do that

[pitohui]

nola.com/times-picayune had an article the other day telling how there are no job opportunities for single moms that pay enough to cover the rent, with most houses and apartments destroyed, rents are sky-high and above what you are paid for low skilled women's work

also many women business owners have lost their businesses, such as things as nail salons, clothing shops, hair care, etc -- all that gone in a day

and of course elderly retired folks, who were here for the public health system which was destroyed in a day, can't work and shouldn't be expected to -- nor should they come back where there is no health care system to help them

a lot of people can't and shouldn't realistically return

another big issue is housing, it's chicken and egg, a young healthy man can work all day and sleep in a tent or small trailer and earn a lot of money, but a family changes the equation, young kids and elderly can't tolerate the heat we've been having, they need decent shelter w. decent electricity to provide cooling

without housing a lot of people w. families can't come back or can't bring back their families anyway

everyone can't return, it just isn't going to happen, they have to do what is best for their families

i don't blame people for not coming back, i myself would never again live in new orleans east, gentilly, or lakeview, it just isn't worth the stress to me if there is better life elsewhere