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Gustav's immediate effects
Sep. 11th, 2008 12:27 amYou drive around town (at least to work) and you think that there was no damage from Gustav. Until you pass by a church relief center and notice that the National Guard is patrolling the building. Each soldier with a 3 to 4 foot lethal weapon. Whatever the weapon of choice is for the military these days.
Of course, the damage to people is obvious if you watch the news. People who live on the edge used the money that they had for rent to pay for gasoline – to get out of town. Now they are back and the landlord wants his rent. Ultimately, it looks as if the cost of leaving town during hurricanes will have to be figured into the cost of living here. The other choice would be to live elsewhere and commute into work each day. You already have people doing that to some extent. They sleep in Baton Rouge while trying to recover from Katrina. And what kind of life is that? And what kind of city would this be if the people who slept here were only consumers and if all of the producers lived out of town?
Of course, the damage to people is obvious if you watch the news. People who live on the edge used the money that they had for rent to pay for gasoline – to get out of town. Now they are back and the landlord wants his rent. Ultimately, it looks as if the cost of leaving town during hurricanes will have to be figured into the cost of living here. The other choice would be to live elsewhere and commute into work each day. You already have people doing that to some extent. They sleep in Baton Rouge while trying to recover from Katrina. And what kind of life is that? And what kind of city would this be if the people who slept here were only consumers and if all of the producers lived out of town?
