Subj : Re: not kosher To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 02:22:02 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Nick wrote: > 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))))))) > ((((((((mmmmmmmmcheesydeathmmmmmmm)))))))) -- Jim .