Samuel Kim Period 1 November 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandys Rising Costs !

ditorial Revie" 1# $%e recent natural disaster in Ne" &or', Hurricane Sandy, %as done a great damage to t%e metro(olitan area and t%e (rice to %el( Ne" &or' recover is over"%elmingly costly) over *+2 billion "ould be needed to com(ensate ,or all t%e damages and losses# -ov# .ndre" Cuomos latest re/uest, "it% t%e uni,ied e,,ort ,rom -ov# C%ris C%ristie o, Ne" 0ersey, is to 1(ersuade President 2bama and Congress to su((ort one or more su((lemental a((ro(riations by t%e end o, t%e year#3 $%e "riter re,lects on t%e incident o, 4as%ington "%ere Hurricane Katrina too' (lace and states t%at t%e ,ederal government "as able to come u( "it% more t%an *110 billion out o, t%e needed *1+5 billion# $%e "riter believes Hurricane Sandy s%ould receive similar magnanimity as 4as%ington and is ,or -ov# Cuomos re/uest# 2# $%e "riter (roves %is or %er argument by com(aring t%e situation o, Hurricane Sandy "it% t%at o, 4as%ington# .lt%oug% *+2 billion is a large amount o, money to com(ensate, it is little com(ared to t%e cost o, 4as%ington# 1.ccording to .lbanys estimates, Hurricane Katrina e6acted *1+5 billion in damages, in todays dollars) t%e ,ederal government came u( "it% more t%an *110 billion#3 7, t%e ,ederal -overnment "as able to come u( "it% more t%an *110 billion ,or 4as%ington, t%e aut%or believes t%at t%e government s%ould be able to (ay ,or Ne" &or's damages# 8# $%e "riter e6(lains t%e evidence t%roug% t%e e6amination o, t%e costs resulting ,rom Hurricane Sandy# -ov# Cuomo said t%at t%e cost "ould be more t%an *+2 billion 1*88 billion to

re(air damaged %ousing and in,rastructure and *9 billion to %el( (rotect transit systems, t%e (o"er net"or' and se"age treatment ,acilities ,rom ,uture storms#3 -ov# Cuomo added more im(ortant detail to %is re/uest ,or aid saying t%at it "ill cost more t%an 1*9 billion to re(air substations, trac's and e/ui(ment ,or t%e :etro(olitan $rans(ortation .ut%ority, as "ell as anot%er *12+ million to com(ensate t%e aut%ority ,or lost revenues#3 Hos(itals "ould need more t%an *8 billion to restore services and more t%an 800,000 %ousing units "ere destroyed or damaged, resulting in t%e cost o, *9#5 billion to re(air# $%ere are more com(ensation needed including government res(onse e,,orts costing *1#5 billion and businesses lost *5 billion# .ll o, t%is in,ormation is accredited by -ov# Cuomo and t%us it can be said t%at et%os "as used to e6(lain t%e "riters evidence# +# 7 agree "it% t%e "riter# 4it% all t%ese natural disasters occurring since t%e last decade, t%ere is muc% %el( needed ,rom t%e ,ederal government# Hurricane Sandy is only one o, many disasters t%at needed aid# 4as%ington, "%ic% recovered ,rom Hurricane Katrina ,airly /uic'ly, could not %ave recovered (retty "ell "it%out t%e *110 billion given by t%e ,ederal government# Ne" &or' s%ould receive t%e same amount o, courtesy ,rom t%e government as 4as%ington and t%ere,ore it is essential ,or -ov# .ndre" Cuomo to (ersuade President 2bama and Congress to enact at least one su((lemental a((ro(riations bill ,or Ne" &or'# 4it%out it, Hurricane Sandy is yet to be over# 7 mean, *+2 billion doesnt ;ust ,all on t%e ,loor, does it< 9# 7, President 2bama and Congress decide not to su((ort t%e needed su((lemental a((ro(riations ,or Ne" &or', are t%ere any ot%er solutions in com(ensating ,or t%e damages and losses<

7s t%ere any "ay to reduce t%e cost o, %e,ty *+2 billion in order to ma'e t%e re/uest ,or su((lemental a((ro(riation sound more (ersuasive to President 2bama and Congress<

Per%a(s t%ere "as no Hurricane Katrina in 4as%ington# 4ould t%e re/uest t%en be more li'ely to be denied< 5# $%is can be related to sc%ool in t%at it is al"ays good to learn about t%ese incidents

because Cali,ornia is currently overdue ,or a massive eart%/ua'e and t%ere could be a day "%ere "e "ould need ,inancial aid i, a natural disaster "as to %it Cali,ornia# $%is can also be related to economics as students are able to learn t%e damages a natural disaster can do to a striving economy, suc% as Ne" &or'# =astly, t%is can be related to government as President 2bama and Congress %ave to decide "%et%er t%ey "ould su((ort su((lemental a((ro(riations or not#