The first thing I noticed from this article was the level of destruction it caused for the inhabitants for the area. It so far has killed 56 people but then went on to leave 8 million people homeless and jobless. This will make northeastern areas such as New Jersey and New Hampshire to be in need of more stimulus spending in the area in order to recover from such an economical hit around one of the biggest stock centers of the world.
The second thing I noticed from this article was how both electoral candidates will try to use this as leverage on thier campaigns. President Barack Obama will try to say that the stimulus he's putting in this area is for the purposes of relieving the destruction of so many homes and businesses while trying to prove that he is a president that knows how to handle disaster scenarios calmly and safely.
However, I predict that Obama's opponent, former Governor of Massachusetts, Mitt Romney will try to spin this stimulus as wasteful spending on areas that were never mentioned in the presidential debates and is an area that is distracting Obama from key issues such as international relations.
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/oct/31/us-north-east-struggle-recovery-sandy
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