Part of me can understand one of the points he made.... Why spend billions and billions of dollars to restore a city that could easily be wiped out again in a year, or 5 years, or whenever.
I would hate to see people's homes not rebuilt...... But I do think that some good points are made.
The statistics that he gave (if accurate) are staggering. I would not blame anyone for not wanting to go back to that.
The possibly controversial question- If these people who have lived in poverty choose not to go back, but stay in places like Houston... Will they have a negative effect on the poverty rates and the education systems and the housing statistics in those cities?
I mean, he talked about the lady who was working for minimum wage at Popeye's in NO and is now planning on staying in Houston. Who is to say that she will automatically find a better job there? She may end up working for minimum wage at Popeye's in Houston. Won't make a bit of difference unless the cost of living in Houston is much lower than in NO. I honestly don't know if it is or not.
I am not trying to make political statements. I am not trying to pretend that I am an expert on anything that is going on with this situation. I am not sure what my opinion is in this particular matter.
I just thought I would like to see what everyone else thinks.