Jay Honeck wrote:

What would have happened if the citizens of N.O. had raised funds to
reinforce their levees themselves?

*Gasp!* Imagine!

Unheard of, I know, but couldn't the locals have actually taken action for
themselves?

It's not their property. That would be sort of like the State of Tennessee
trying to take over or enhance some of TVA's stuff. The Feds will not stand for
that sort of thing. They certainly didn't when Tennessee tried to take control
of the Telico project.

George Patterson
Give a person a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a person to
use the Internet and he won't bother you for weeks.