Friday, September 09, 2005
NOLA
BBC News early this morning was showing troops in NO and expressing shock that people would be forced out of their homes in of all places America. It's the hot topic on local talk radio here as well. I hope this isn't setting some sort of precedent because it hardly fits the image we have of the nation of freedom that we like to think America represents. It's a shock to think people are being moved from their homes at gunpoint.
One news report I heard recently claimed that recovery from Katrina will cost more than the entire cost America bore of rebuilding Europe after World War II even when that rebuilding cost is brought up to present dollar valuation. Could NOLA bankrupt America?
My husband's employer is arranging payroll deductions for the next six months of contributions for the recovery effort. Donations will be matched dollar for dollar.
Gas prices here are falling. They were down to $2.85.9 yesterday.
