Reply #41: If it was in an area populated with wealthy whites [View All]

[RageFist]

(Edit: or wealthy PEOPLE for that matter) they would have top-notch flood control systems. (channels, washes, etc.) They have a wonderful system here in Las Vegas. In December '04 we had record amounts of rain and very little impact on daily life (although the main street near my home was a raging river when a basin overflowed). It was estimated that dozens of lives were saved because officials have been planning for such flooding for years. Vegas has a lot of wealthy people, and as such, there was an institutionalized way to REALLY address the problem before it even became one.