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Originally Posted by Marvelous Marv
So is it your contention that had the budget not been cut, the two levees that broke would, by now, have been retrofitted to withstand a category Five hurricane?
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The levees have been in a state of some disrepair for several years now. It was well-known by the people charged with maintaining the levees. They asked for funding to reinforce them, but were turned down.