Originally Posted by davidd

San Francisco contributes massively to the economy. This is a $$$ conversation.

Lousiana is the 6th poorest state in the union, and on a financial review, $100bil would be a lot to spend on a city in this state that is below sea level, and a cess pool.

The GSP (Gross State Product) is: 146,000,000,000

http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/...+State+Product

The state of Louisiana pays $20,000,000,000 a year in taxes. On a purely tax revenue basis, it would take 5 years to recoup the money (assuming $100 bil reconstruction on public works, FEMA assistance, etc etc).