With all apologies to New Orleans

[gilgurth]

Can we just get some dutch engineers to figure out the flood points on the mississippi river and shore them up with concrete and rebar? A few drainage outlets, perhaps some planned lakes for these events to reduece the pressure? It's so possible it's not funny.

We're just cheap on infrastructure, too busy making sure ye old industrial militray

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[sephiroth9611]

Out of discretionary spending, military funding has been falling consistently since Vietnam. The problem is Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Of course, no one wants to fix those, they just cut the military a little more.

[gilgurth]

Dude, seriously, don't make me pull up the chart over what percentage our GPA is on military vs social.

At least I don't mind SS, Medicare and Medicaid. I'd rather be bled to death trying to care for the old and the poor. While I see a need for our military, the checks and balances are gone. Everyone's got their hands in the till.

Discretionary spending indeed.