Subj : Re: not kosher To : alt.tv.farscape From : Nick Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 02:17:14 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote: > 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?))))))) > (((((((Rains of cheese))))))) .