If reconstruction after a hurricane should include environmental considerations and planning for the future, it's possible that the French side is ahead of the Dutch side. Rapid reconstruction of beachside hotels and casinos is no proof of progress.
Both sides of the island were hit hard by a natural disaster, and all of the people who live on the island -- on both sides -- have my sympathy and support. Real progress has to do with low-income housing subsidies, fresh water, burying electrical lines, school construction, and so on -- and both sides still have a long way to go. But be kind -- Irma was a huge storm.
Last edited by AUCspouse; 01/27/2020 05:56 PM.
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