Its not all destruction and debris in Gulfport. Even along the coast highway, where there's the most serious damage, there are signs of life and construction taking place. Driving along the main roads, you see lots of fast food joints, loan centers, storefront churches, employment offices and construction supply stores. It seems either houses have trailers parked out front (which means the homes are not habitable) or there's building material around. Because housing is now so scarce, most new homes and apartments are at or above Manhattan pricing. New construction is only possible for those who can afford it.
Some people though, have less than nothing. They can't afford these new homes. They can't afford rent. They're still making mortgage payments for house that's not there.
As Barbara quoted from Robertson Davies:
Money can't buy happiness, but
it enables one to endure unhappiness
with exemplary fortitude.
(But what do you do when you don't have anything?)
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