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Re:After a $14B Upgrade, New Orleans’ Levees Are Sinking by Cthulhu_ on Friday April 19, 2019 @07:15AM (#19698556)
You're assuming they're shipping luxury, optional goods, but what if they're essentials like food and medicine?

I mean yes you can make the argument that if it's too expensive you shouldn't be living there, but that's not how it works (case in point: SF, where people rather live in substandard housing or the street and have a shot at a big tech or startup company than move somewhere affordable).

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Re:After a $14B Upgrade, New Orleans’ Levees Are Sinking by weberc2 on Friday April 19, 2019 @11:26AM (#19700346)
> I mean yes you can make the argument that if it's too expensive you shouldn't be living there, but that's not how it works

It sounds like you're saying "we oughtn't change the status quo because it wouldn't be the status quo". What am I misunderstanding? (Apologies if this is obvious; still waking up)

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