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Next time, shall we NOT offer help to the US? | by klaranth | 2007-04-30 02:30:56 |
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This is why I dont trust the government. | by esbita | 2007-04-30 06:06:21 |
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Why do you think that might be? | by Peace_man | 2007-04-30 08:57:07 |
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See lab rat's reply for a dose of reality. | by esbita | 2007-04-30 09:58:03 |
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I certainly don't disagree with what you're saying | by Peace_man | 2007-04-30 12:47:26 |
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Agreed on the last- somewhat. | by esbita | 2007-04-30 14:00:19 |
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You're right - the outcome is far from what | by Peace_man | 2007-04-30 14:19:00 |
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There are already the "welfare programs" in place. | by esbita | 2007-04-30 15:14:47 |
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by Peace_man |
2007-04-30 15:54:34 |
Is the situation in NO not one that will require re-building for many years to come? That seems to indicate a likelihood of people benefitting from taking up a trade - by the time they are skilled (journeyman) they will still be valuable and needed. And they will have helped as apprentices in the meantime.
Yes, you are right - a welfare program should not be allowed to mandate moving in order to accept steady work. But IMO it shold be allowed to offer assistance in relocating. But I don't know if this is being done, I just assumed that the lack of such an offer is part of the government bungling you are complaining about. And I have actually heard of examples from around here where such an offer was not allowed because it was seen as an unbudgeted expense, while keeping someone who could work on the welfare rolls for years, needlessly, was part of the budget.
Maybe I just assumed that absolutely no premium was allowed on labour and materials - is this the case? Because that would indeed be counterproductive and detrimental to getting the city rebuilt. Having a cap on what is allowed for a premium does make sense though. And I was thinking about the problems in Ft. McMurray here in Alberta. The small town is isolated at the end of a two hundred mile dead end road, and has currently a vacancy rate of 0%. That's right - 0%. Corporations are setting up camps and offering people premium wages just to come work there. And are getting the manpower they need - barely. The workers are from all over, and are just staying there, not living there. I thought this could work in NO as well - the agencies responsible for seeing the rebuilding of NO could easily get a few work camps going, and get qualified help from elsewhere. Three weeks in, one week out, with airfare paid, and premium wages offered. It seems to work much better than the chaos that a free market would result in.
Maybe I'm just rambling again. But it seems to me that if there is a will to get something done, a way will be found. In NO it seems that most people want to fix the blame, not the problem. |
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Yes that is the case! | by esbita | 2007-04-30 16:49:38 |
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Thanks for those links. Very informative. | by Peace_man | 2007-04-30 17:19:42 |
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One man's "premium" is another man's "gouging." | by esbita | 2007-04-30 17:54:00 |
