Even IF they could use 100% of that $225M grant toward repairing the damaged homes that can be viably repaired, or rebuilding those that were completely destroyed or written off as lost by their insurance companies (those that haven't fled the area, that is), it would only amount to an average of $19,585.65 per home. And since "economic revitalization" means giving damaged or destroyed business in the area a part of that grant money, the actual amount of money going to the homeowners and renters would be significantly less due to the fact that commercial construction is significantly more costly than residential because of the stiffer bldg codes associated with commercial properties, utilities, and road infrastructure.
The final amount given to the citizens would probably be less than $5K per household, maybe less.
We MUST HAVE a complete and total restructuring of this society in all ways and views. It's the only way to ensure we can take care of each other properly. And I'm not talking about resorting to Communism. This is more of a social and issue than a political or corruption issue.
With the amount of money we are wasting on everything, we could easily feed, house, properly educate, and support EVERYONE in this nation, legal citizen or otherwise. But the longer we sit around and wait for someone else to save us or fix the issues for us, the more damage we allow to be done to ourselves, and the longer it will take to fix and heal this broken society.
Even IF they could use 100% of that $225M grant toward repairing the damaged homes that can be viably repaired, or rebuilding those that were completely destroyed or written off as lost by their insurance companies (those that haven't fled the area, that is), it would only amount to an average of $19,585.65 per home. And since "economic revitalization" means giving damaged or destroyed business in the area a part of that grant money, the actual amount of money going to the homeowners and renters would be significantly less due to the fact that commercial construction is significantly more costly than residential because of the stiffer bldg codes associated with commercial properties, utilities, and road infrastructure.
The final amount given to the citizens would probably be less than $5K per household, maybe less.
We MUST HAVE a complete and total restructuring of this society in all ways and views. It's the only way to ensure we can take care of each other properly. And I'm not talking about resorting to Communism. This is more of a social and issue than a political or corruption issue.
With the amount of money we are wasting on everything, we could easily feed, house, properly educate, and support EVERYONE in this nation, legal citizen or otherwise. But the longer we sit around and wait for someone else to save us or fix the issues for us, the more damage we allow to be done to ourselves, and the longer it will take to fix and heal this broken society.