President Bush thinks $105 billion is pretty good. Well lets see what makes up that chunk of change and who is getting it.
- $10.5 billion for hotels, apartments, trailers
- Around $5 billion just for trailers
- $30 billion for flood insurance and CDBG and permanent housing
- $18.5 billion is for the flood insurance program
- $11.5 billion has been allocated to LA and MS CDBG grants
- $15.8 billion for levees and highways and other infrastructure
- $3.1 billion for levee repairs
- $31 billion for assistance to individuals incl FEMA, healthcare
and education (so this must also include debris removal, blue roof,
rescue
- $2 billion went out in the initial wave of direct cash payments
- unwatering?
- debris removal?
- blue roof?
And finally the Administration asked
Congress for an additional $19.8 billion in February bringing the total to $105 billion. I sure hope they use this money to get
their act together. They ceratinly are spending it inefficiently on
recovery.
It is going to the five states affected by Katrina, Rita and Wilma. Louisiana's share is $59 billion which must be used for all parishes affect by Katrina and Rita. New Orleans will get the largest share.