Posted by Dinah on December 8, 2005, at 23:19:45
In reply to G. W. Bush said he would make it all better.., posted by jay on December 8, 2005, at 22:33:20
A goodly number of the middle class whites have no home either. Or not their home anyway. A fair few of the wealthy of every class, ditto. The devastation here is so widespread, Jay. It didn't target any one class or race. Certain areas were spared by luck or by having slightly higher elevations.
What good is money if you can't spend it? Try finding a roofer or contractor around here. I think the sheetrock waiting list is six weeks, my middle class white mother said. She's living in the one room of her home she's been able to fix up. Partly her fault because she's clinging to her hoarding, but partly not her fault either. We can't get anyone to work on my inlaws house, no matter how we try, and how many leads we get. A goodly percentage of the population is living in trailers. At the site of their homes if they're lucky. Those who had second floors, and not enough flooding to flood those second floors are getting to camp out in their upper story. Not a plush life, believe me.
Right now it's the legislature that's the hold up. And it's the legislature that's the key. Our congresspeople are working their buns off trying to rally support for help. But they could sure use some help in the form of letters to various congresspeople. Some support from the administration, or at least the lack of a veto, would help as well. I'm not letting the President off the hook. He certainly hasn't maintained the intensity that is desparately needed in this matter, before all our big businesses decide to relocate and all our small businesses go under, leaving only the things that can't leave New Orleans (tourism, for instance) to support the economy. It's happening, and it's happening fast, and it's hurting me personally.
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