i hear you P, but surely there's better ways to spend $133 billion...
LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press
September 2, 2008 at 9:24 AM EDT
...Since Katrina ripped through New Orleans three years ago, the federal government has devoted at least $133 billion in emergency funds and tax credits for Gulf Coast disaster relief. Much of it went to rebuilding and better protecting New Orleans from future storms. How much more will be needed after Gustav — or Hurricane Hanna, as that storm creeps up Florida's eastern coast — is unclear....