August 2014 Napa Valley Earthquake Relief for the Pacific Act (Debating)

[DemPGH]

2.5 billion is excessive to say the least. A figure in the hundreds of millions would be a more reasonable starting point I would think, certainly for an earthquake.

And yes I do want to take care of the winemakers.

I'll look into what the federal government actually does in RL in these situations - I think it depends upon how extensive the damage is, and it's different from say a hurricane.

[DemPGH]

Napa county officials placed total damages (buildings, infrastructure, economic) at around 360 million dollars, so the 500 million range would be a good starting point because I don't know how extensive it all is. I know Napa County got hit hard. We could develop priorities, and people without earthquake insurance should indeed get help. Wine and agriculture suffered about 48 million in damage. Just FYI.

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/08/28/6662469/napa-officials-estimate-earthquake.html

[DemPGH]

900 million is literally as absolutely max high as I'd be willing to go and would positively like a bit less. I mean, after a while this stuff all adds up, guys.

[DemPGH]

But I didn't think the purpose here was to pay for everything. I'll probably revise it down, ftr.

900 million is literally as absolutely max high as I'd be willing to go and would positively like a bit less. I mean, after a while this stuff all adds up, guys.

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Oh, now you care. A trillion dollars for this is good, a trillion dollars for that is fine, but God forbid money would actually be spent on something that wouldn't wreck the economy! Jesus Christ.

There are people made homeless in our region. People whose livelihoods are at stake. This is necessary action.

Me? I'm just saying that there's a predilection to want to toss a hundred million here, a few hundred million over there, another hundred million that way, and so on, and I'm wondering if people are keeping count. I've been pretty consistent in that regard. It's also ironic that you guys usually complain about a bloated, overreaching federal government.