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Originally Posted by Onefast99gsx
Us Americans can't handle this, the American economy surely can't handle this. I really think they're at a point where they just plain don't know what to do about this situation. I can't help but getting involved in it. It affects all of us in some way another.
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Speak for yourself. Some of us don't get nearly as bent out of shape about these things. You are getting wrapped up in the media drama. They make things look even worse than they are to get you to watch 24/7....just like you are. Yes, this is a huge disaster. They knew they lived below sea level, there was a huge ass hurricane coming, yet they stayed there.
It is horrible, but think about the number of people this is affecting compared to the US population. It is about .3% of the population, 80% of those left willingly, so we are at .06% of the US population that was there when the storm hit. Many of those got out after the storm hit. So the number of lives at stake aren't all that huge. Many of the people left were very poor or elderly. I will sound like an asshole for saying this, but the US economy won't miss them.
Now the real impact is what to do about all the business' that are under water and a million homeless people. Most of those people have family they will be able to stay with until they get back on their feet. The economy down there is definately going to take a blow. I am guessing New Orleans won't even be rebuilt. It was sinking before, and now that the ground it water logged, it will go even faster. Everything there is going to be shot. I say have the insurance companies rebuilt the city just up the river from where it was and start over.
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