Subj : Re: not kosher To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 02:12:16 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> Nick wrote: >> >>> John Iwaniszek wrote: >>> >>>> Nick wrote in >>>> news:Xns96CBB3E81244Endtcm@ 68.1.17.6: >>>> >>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> http://www.startribune.com/stories/125/5602732.html >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Louisiana has received far more money for Corps civil works >>>>> projects than any other state, about $1.9 billion; California >>>>> was a distant second with less than $1.4 billion, even though >>>>> its population is more than seven times larger." >>>>> >>>>> Since when does population have to do with Corps of Engineers >>>>> projects? >>>>> >>>> >>>> (it's a tax redistribution thing. Some people (not me) would >>>> argue that a state with fewer people should get proportionally >>>> less tax money than a state with more people on the simple >>>> grounds of fairness.) >>>> >>> >>> (For social programs and stuff like that I could understand their >>> point whether I agreed with it or not. For flood control type >>> stuff it doesn't really make sense.) >>> >> >> ((Sure it does. It stands to reason that there are fewer natural >> disaster where there are fewer people, what with nature hating >> mankind as she does.)) >> >> (((I fear that when the 9.0 hits either us or S.F.[1], the result >> is going to make Katrina look mild by comparison.))) >> > > ((((It is your own fault for living there.)))) > > (((((You should know better.))))) > ((((((Bite me, storm boy.)))))) (((((((Wisconsin is safe, right?))))))) -- Jim .