Re: Eminent domain and N.O.



Bert Hyman <bert@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>gary@xxxxxxxx (gary) wrote in news:_OSdnXeXf_Clz6TeRVn-qw@xxxxxxxx:
>
>> Based on the Supreme Court's decision as to land grabbing legally,
>> wouldn't it be within the definition of "the greater good" if the
>> state simply seized all the land below sealevel in N.O. and flooded
>> it.
>
>They can't just "seize" it, they have to pay for it.
>
>Easier would be for the various governments to simply stop paying for
>rebuilding, time after time.
>
I seem to remember that, after the Mississippi River flood of '93, the feds
would pay for rebuilding only if the new buildings were out of the flood plain.
Seems like a similar restriction would be in order for New Orleans.
.



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