Re: OT: Katrina's Wrath


"LX-i" <lxi0007@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Chuck Stevens wrote:
>> Biloxi/Gulfport's big problem, from what I gather, was the destruction of
>> its *economic* base in the form of the gambling industry housed on
>> barges,
>> not so much the physical destruction of the infrastructure of the cities
>> and
>> the residential neighborhoods in particular.
>
> That's not just Biloxi/Gulfport's problem - the entire state of
> Mississippi was the poorest state in the Union *before* all this. I
> certainly hope that if these casinos rebuild, they will be allowed to do
> it in such a way that they're not as susceptible to these sorts of
> problems.
>
Maybe a floating crap game... :-)?

Pete.


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