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Serious Problems are Afoot in New Orleans (pg. 5)
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| NeoPhono |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
Because Europe and ing Japan needed help! Like the ing Asian countries needed help! None of them had any ing money
America is the richest country in the world, it does not need any ing help!
JESUS ING CHRIST!!!
Are you people brain dead or summat?!
Aid goes to countries that cannot afford on their own to do whatever the aid is intended for...
Which part of that concept are you having difficulty understanding?! |
Intelligent post. Always nice to see.
You're the one fixated on money here. There are more ways than money to aid a country in need. There are thousands of people still stranded in the South, there are levies to fix, possible disease outbreaks to deal with, looting to be controlled, dead bodies to remove, utilities to repair and a huge clean up effort needed. Money can help all of that, but so does man power and machinery.
Even the "richest country in the world" can use help when it comes to cleaning up an entire region that has been devistated and an infrastructure that has been destoryed. "Aid" can be monetary, but in some cases, especially this case, it also means devoting people to help in the aftermath.
Quit being so fixated on the money arguement. Aid means help, and in this case it means people, equipment and supplies as much as it may mean money. |
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| ogvh5150 |
Read the controversies section for GDP.
There are over 6 billion people on the planet, relate the following to that number:
NEW YORK, June 9, 2005 — The world’s high-net-worth wealth grew strongly in 2004 for a second consecutive year, increasing 8.2 percent to $30.8 trillion, according to the 2005 World Wealth Report, released today by Merrill Lynch and Capgemini.
The number of high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs) — individuals with a net worth of at least U.S. $1 million, excluding their primary residence — grew by 7.3 percent to 8.3 million, a net increase of 600,000 worldwide. North America led with a nearly 10 percent growth rate to 2.7 million HNWIs, surpassing the 2.6 million in Europe. Asia-Pacific’s growth rate of over 8 percent — to 2.3 million HNWIs — was twice that of Europe.
“ The two main drivers of personal wealth creation — economic growth and market capitalization — worked together to generate the strongest growth in high net worth wealth that we’ve seen in more than three years,” said James P. Gorman, executive vice president of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and head of Corporate Acquisitions, Strategy and Research. “Looking regionally, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and India saw the highest rates of HNWI population growth, while wealthy people in South Africa and the Middle East benefited from the rise in commodity and oil prices. Growth generally lagged in Europe, with only two nations — the United Kingdom and Spain — showing growth comparable to the worldwide rate,” Mr. Gorman said.
2004 also witnessed the expansion of the European Union, with 10 new countries admitted as members. While the GDP growth varied from country to country, Germany, France and Italy, which together account for half of Europe’s economic output, remained in an economic trough. Bertrand Lavayssiere, managing director, Global Financial Services for Capgemini, commented, “While structural issues in the European economy — notably high unemployment and slow GDP growth — constrained wealth creation across most of the region, the so-called BRIC nations — Brazil, Russia, India and China — continued to emerge as an economic force and create wealth in the process.”
“Stock market gains as measured by the world’s largest indices tended to moderate in 2004 after a very strong recovery in 2003, while growth in some of the smaller, developing markets was extremely strong, driven by commodities and oil,” he continued.
High-Net-Worth Wealth Grows Strongly at Over 8 Percent, Surpassing $30 Trillion in 2004, According to Merrill Lynch and Capgemini |
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| ogvh5150 |
Back on topic:
How serious can this man be after Hurricane Katrina?
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| St_Andrew |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Intelligent post. Always nice to see.
You're the one fixated on money here. There are more ways than money to aid a country in need. There are thousands of people still stranded in the South, there are levies to fix, possible disease outbreaks to deal with, looting to be controlled, dead bodies to remove, utilities to repair and a huge clean up effort needed. Money can help all of that, but so does man power and machinery.
Even the "richest country in the world" can use help when it comes to cleaning up an entire region that has been devistated and an infrastructure that has been destoryed. "Aid" can be monetary, but in some cases, especially this case, it also means devoting people to help in the aftermath.
Quit being so fixated on the money arguement. Aid means help, and in this case it means people, equipment and supplies as much as it may mean money. |
I don't see the EU denying such help if you asked for it. You would get it at once (even though EU is kinda busy with its own small floodings...). To be honest though, I don't know how much the EU could help america with right now, first of all it would take like a week to get any help to the US, by that time the US would have things under control (probably?). I might be wrong tho.
Anyway, venuzuela offered you help, what about that? =) |
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| ogvh5150 |
Bush budget not expected to diminish New Orleans district's $65M
New Orleans CityBusiness, Feb 7, 2005 by Deon Roberts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has identified millions of dollars in flood and hurricane protection projects in the New Orleans district.
Chances are, though, most projects will not be funded in the president's 2006 fiscal year budget to be released today.
In general, funding for construction has been on a downward trend for the past several years, said Marcia Demma, chief of the New Orleans Corps' programs management branch.
In 2001, the New Orleans district spent $147 million on construction projects. When fiscal year 2005 wraps up Sept. 30, the Corps expects to have spent $82 million, a 44.2 percent reduction from 2001 expenditures.
Demma said NOC expects its construction budget to be slashed again this year, which means local construction companies won't receive work from the Corps and residents won't see any new hurricane protection projects.
Demma said she couldn't say exactly how much construction funding will be cut until the president's budget is released today. But it's down, she said.
The New Orleans district has at least $65 million in projects in need of fiscal year 2005 funding. In fiscal year 2006, the need more than doubles to at least $150 million.
Bush budget not expected to diminish New Orleans district's $65M
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| kush paintings |
| The U.S. doesn't need help in money. That is a given, and we shouldn't be giving out money to poor countries when they need it, if we expect the same in return. So let's just end that discussion. But, the U.S. sure as hell could use some military personal, law enforcement officers, and workers to help maintain order and clean this mess up. The reason there is so much looting going on is because there is nowhere near enough law enforcement. Now, why have we not got unaffected regions say the upper midwest involved, I have no idea (the comments about the city being 70% black are just absurd). Trasportation is difficult, but when the water begins to receed it would be almost impossible to have too many workers. The entire city is ruined. What is stopping England or Canada, for crying out loud, from send over a thousand or so workers to help clean and rebuild an entire city? I know a lot of radio shows are bringing up this foreign aid point, and yes it is getting overblown, but there could and should be some sort of direct foreign support. |
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| George Smiley |
I'll do it! I volunteer! Seriously!
But what do you mean "send over a 1000 workers"?! Er...cos they...work? And it's not like our military are just sat on their arses doin note, they're...busy |
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| metalgearsolid |
I believe the most important thing to acknowledge is that most countries hate us because of our arrogant government. So somehow expecting help from countries that hate us; not really going to happen.
Britains military is busy fighting in Iraq as is our army:rolleyes: |
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| George Smiley |
| And I am dead seriosu about volunteering, if anyone will pay for my airfair I'll gladly come and help myself to the TVs, I mean, help clear the mess up |
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| George Smiley |
| quote: | Originally posted by metalgearsolid
I believe the most important thing to acknowledge is that most countries hate us because of our arrogant government. So somehow expecting help from countries that hate us; not really going to happen. |
No I think what you need to acknowledge is that there isn't much any other country can do that America cant do. America is not some third world country that is helpless like the Tsunami countries. |
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| metalgearsolid |
| quote: | Originally posted by George Smiley
No I think what you need to acknowledge is that there isn't much any other country can do that America cant do. America is not some third world country that is helpless like the Tsunami countries. |
I am sorry we have a government that can get things done unlike those damn third world countries:whip: :whip:
So why don't you come and help in fact you can go get the media and say, "hey look at me I am going to go help america!!" |
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| shaolin_Z |
| quote: | Originally posted by NeoPhono
Intelligent post. Always nice to see.
You're the one fixated on money here. There are more ways than money to aid a country in need. There are thousands of people still stranded in the South, there are levies to fix, possible disease outbreaks to deal with, looting to be controlled, dead bodies to remove, utilities to repair and a huge clean up effort needed. Money can help all of that, but so does man power and machinery.
Even the "richest country in the world" can use help when it comes to cleaning up an entire region that has been devistated and an infrastructure that has been destoryed. "Aid" can be monetary, but in some cases, especially this case, it also means devoting people to help in the aftermath.
Quit being so fixated on the money arguement. Aid means help, and in this case it means people, equipment and supplies as much as it may mean money. |
You obviously missed the point. |
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