>>>>>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24849101/
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>>>>>3 years later, and New Orleans is still a mess.
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>>>>See if the chinese construction is standing in 3 years. See if the occupants are still alive in 3 years (a new outlet for lead paint and other poisonous products).
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>>>Sure, their construction methods are less stable than the US. But hey, at least they ARE doing something.
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>>I'd bet the people in the Quake area are doing something too other than whining, looting, and waiting for money from the government (yeah - not everyone in NO did that, but a LOT did and still do).
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>The issue isn't what the people are doing, it's what the government is doing. In NO, the government did nothing. Heck, they're still doing nothing. 3 years later and people are still homeless.
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>Remember, the government is for the people, not the other way around.

Remember the 'by the people' part?