This disaster will cost the US about $20B or more

[Doctor_J]

I sense another top-heavy tax cut about to be rammed though. That's the way * pays for everything.

[indepat]

1. This disaster will cost the US several multiples of $20B, I am afraid but

look at the bright side: several million dollars have been saved by not funding hurricane-protection projects. Talk about penny-wise, pound amazingly stupid.

[Don Claybrook]

2. Your number is far, far too low

I can't even imagine what it will cost, but whatever the number is, it won't divide into a trillion too many times.