Rebuilding is a Helluva Lot More Expensive than Investing in the Infrastructure of a Region

I hope we remember the epic proportions of this horror in New Orleans for all our lives and because we remember, I hope that we then will make sure that our elected officials recognize global warming, the fundamental importance of a sound infrastructure and how to care for the less fortunate. All of this costs lots of money and those of us who have more should be prepared, through taxation and donation, to give more.