Wanted: A leader for America
By Noam Chomsky
The human toll of Katrina is incalculable, especially among the region's poorest citizens, but a relevant number is the 28-per cent poverty rate in New Orleans - more than twice the national rate. During the Bush administration the US poverty rate has grown, and welfare's limited safety net has been weakened further.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10534.htm
The human toll of Katrina is incalculable, especially among the region's poorest citizens, but a relevant number is the 28-per cent poverty rate in New Orleans - more than twice the national rate. During the Bush administration the US poverty rate has grown, and welfare's limited safety net has been weakened further.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article10534.htm
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