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No- it seems to be part of the government money each state gets (equally, I think) to spend on roads and services.
As long as we're talking about money going to waste- Wyoming has 180 million in Homeland Security money stshed away- mabye that could go to help people in New Orleans. To protect all those terror targets there (I mentioned this afew weeks back in another post).
The real issue is, of course, who should point a finger and tell another state how to spend it's budgeted money? Every state could point to it's neighbors in any crisis and show how wasteful they are in this or that.
Though that bridge thing is pretty strange.
Mabye it's one of those "use it or lose it" things where any unused government aid is not offered in the following fiscal year.
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: not like the government was going to give Alaska half-a-billion dollars no matter what, just to spend on whatever they like.
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It's not whether anyone can make a decision whether to abandon New Orleans or not. It's up to the individual residents to decide whether or not to return to thier homes. All over the world people live near dangerous areas. But they don't leave because it's thier home. they grew up there and they love it no matter what the danger. People have always lived at the foot of mount vesuvius for example, and do they leave just because there will be another inevitable eruption in the future? They understand the risks involved with living where they do and they're obviously comfortable with those risks. I guess I'm lucky enough to live in a region where the worst mother nature can throw at us is about 9 meters of snow and 40 below weather. although we havn't had 9 meters of snow in nearly 15 years... Global warming ain't all bad!
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U got that right. it's so borring here. no tornadoes, no earthquakes, tsunami's, volcanoes... dammit!
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Moose Jaw Rulez! I havn't heard of people freezing to deathin thier homes, us saskies are a hardy folk. I laugh when I hear people from Florida complain that is's freezing when it's only -20 celcius. HAHAHA!! You want freezing? try -45 celcius without the windchill. I hate the cold. I'd rather be in callifornia, mmmm Death Valley....
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THE NEW TIM HORTON'S ON THATCHER!
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Da_bang80
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I meant, when Floridans come to saskatchewan, Had couple from Miami come to the 7-11 where i used to work back in march.
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I've been happily enjoying the 70 degree weather this week....as I had no water, no job, no power, barely any gas for my car and untill yeasterday, no fresh foods..
Gotta love me a hurricaine.
Today I got it all back though- civilization restored in a ten hour period.
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Da_bang80
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no, i used to live in P.A. thats where I worked. I'm in Moose Jaw for school now. Do you like in Moose jaw? if so, do y'know where i can get sum grass?
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