Posted by Dinah on November 29, 2008, at 22:57:25
In reply to Re: My idea of perfect coverage for this Adm. » fayeroe, posted by fayeroe on November 29, 2008, at 22:12:29
Yes, of course I've been in the poorer parts of New Orleans. New Orleans has always had rich and poor living side by side.
The housing was not shacks. It was shotgun houses, built to fit the small lots that a limited land area dictated. I'm intimately familiar with the architectural style.
Yes, some of the homes were in very bad repair. Is that not true of other areas of the country? Some areas were being gentrified, and walls have been torn down and the interior made more spacious, while the exterior stayed the same. But yes, there were poor people in New Orleans, who did not have the funds to keep up the repair on their homes.
Yes, New Orleans is a city with high levels of poverty and has been for some time. I don't see how the Administration is to blame for that.
I know people in all parts of the city. I know some people who remain in trailers by special permission. I know some people who did very well by The Road Home, and others who had to borrow money to finish their repairs. There are also issues that have nothing whatsoever to do with the government.
I have lived here all my life, except for a few years. I do know New Orleans and the challenges it faces.
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