Henry and I discuss the economic costs of Hurricane Katrina, the role of the government in helping areas effected by natural disaster, and the comparisons we can draw between Katrina and our current situation regarding the Corona virus.

Intro Song: New Orleans is Sinking - The Tragically Hip

References:

http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/washington/articles/2006/04/01/ex_chief_says_fema_readiness_even_worse/

https://www.nola.com/news/article_338b3dd9-30e5-576d-b52a-d91ee07a499a.html

https://www.cnn.com/2017/08/31/politics/hurricane-harvey-recovery-money/index.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20131226042813/http://spectrummagazine.net/pdfs/2005_10_SpectrumArchive.pdf