Subj : Re: not kosher To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 02:39:33 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Chaya wrote: > Jim Larson wrote: > >> 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)))))))) >> > > Don't forget the beer and bratwurst. > mmmmmmmmmmbeerybratwurstydeathmmmmmmmmmm? -- Jim .