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> The Great New Orleans Land Grab-The 17th Street Canal levee was breached on purpose

23 September 2005, 05:14

HELLO, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I’VE EVER WRITTEN TO A "BLOG" I THINK THEY CALL IT, AND BOY HAVE I BEEN MISSING ALL THE FUN..I WROTE ONE EARLIER ABOUT "CLIMATRONICS, A LITTLE FURTHER UP THE PAGE, TO A GUY NAMED CARL; THIS IS FUN, BUT IT’S ALSO DEADLY SERIOUS. IT IS STARTING TO DAWN ON ME THAT YOU’RE RIGHT, IT IS A MATTER OF THE WEALTHY AGAINST THE POOR, AND IT DOESN’T MAKE A DAMN BIT OF DIFFERENCE WHAT RACE YOU ARE. I AM A 44 Y/O, WELL EDUCATED HIGHLY SKILLED AMERICAN WORKER, WHO THROUGH VERY LITTLE FAULT OF MY OWN, HAPPENS TO BE POOR. TRUE, A VAST MAJORITY OF THE POOREST PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY ARE BLACK, AND THAT’S BECAUSE MOST COMPANIES PRACTICE ECONOMIC WARFARE BY DENYING QAULIFIED WORKERS JOBS, AT A PAY RATE THAT WOULD SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES, (NOT TO MENTION FURTHERING THE SITUATION BY LETTING THE SCHOOLS FALL APART, AND HIRING SUBSTANDARD TEACHERS FOR LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT THEY ARE WORTH), MOST KIDS TODAY JUST WANT THE 3 O’CLOCK BELL TO RING BEFORE THEY’RE SHOT, THE HELL WITH TRYING TO LEARN ANYTHING BUT THERE ARE ALSO QUITE A FEW HARD WORKING, LIVING PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK WHITES, HISPANICS, ASIAN, AND OTHER NATIONALITIES OUT THERE,WHO ARE 2 WEEKS AWAY FROM HOMELESSNESS WITHOUT A PAYCHECK. I KNOW THIS FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, I SPENT QUITE A LOT OF TIME HOMELESS, EVEN WITH A GREAT JOB, I DIDN’T HAVE A ""RENTAL HISTORY"" SO NO ONE WOULD RENT ME A PLACE. THE HOTELS WOULD RENT ON A NIGHT BY NIGHT BASIS FOR ABOUT $100.00, BUT WHO CAN AFFORD THAT FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME? 2 WEEKS, AND THEY’RE IN SO DEEP, THEY’LL NEVER GET OUT. IT’S DISASTERS LIKE KATRINA 3 WEEKS AGO THAT PUT IT ALL INTO PERSPECTIVE FOR US...AND AS RITA APPROACHES "NEW ORLEANS PEOPLE...NOT TEXAS" ( SEE.. EVEN THE WEATHER CHANNEL WILL LIE TO YOU. (PROPBABLY DIDN’T HAVE THE GUTS TO TELL US IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN ALL OVER AGAIN, BUT WORSE THIS TIME) 2 MILLION PEOPLE EVACUATE THE WRONG STATE. NOW THEY ARE STUCK IN 10 HOUR LONG TRAFFIC JAMS, WITH LITTLE OR NO FOOD, GAS, WATER, AND MEDICINE, IN A TRAFFIC JAM!! AND NO SHELTERS ANYWHERE NEAR THERE, AND WHO’S GOING TO COME HELP THEM?. THE BUSHES AND CHENEY’S OF THE WORLD? SPARE ME.. IT’LL BE THE NATIONAL GUARD, (WHO ARE IN IRAQ!!) THE RED CROSS, AND OTHER FINE FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WHO RELY PRIMARILY ON VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS (WHICH AGAIN, LET’S THE RICH PASS THE BUCK) THE REAL DISASTER IS GOING TO BE WATCHING THOSE LEVIES FINALLY GO COMPLETELY... PEOPLE BLAME THE PRESIDENT, WHO IS LIABLE TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, IN CASES SUCH AS THIS, BUT IT’S THE PEOPLE WE DON’T SEE, THE CHENEY’S OF THE CORPORATE WORLD, WHO ARE BEHIND THIS ECONOMIC WARFARE. THAT’S HOW I SEE IT, ECONOMIC WARFARE, GET RID OF THE POOR, THEY’RE A DRAIN ON MY POCKETBOOK. THAT’S WHAT I SEE. THEY WANT TO DO AWAY WITH ALL FORMS OF HELP FOR THE POOR, HOPING THEY WILL DRY UP AND BLOW AWAY, AND THEN THEY CAN ALL GET BACK TO THE BUSINESS OF "MAKING MONEY" WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE...THE LOSS OF HEALTH BENIFITS, SKYROCKETING PRICES ON BASIC NECESSITIES LIKE FOOD, CLOTHES, ELECTRICITY, HOME HEATING OIL, (BOY ARE YOU GUYS IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE!!) INSURANCE COMPANIES THAT TAKE YOUR MONEY AND THEN SAY BUG-OFF WHEN YOU FILE A CLAIM, DOWN-SIZING, OUTSOURCING..TAX BREAKS FOR THE WEALTHY, (I’M STILL PAYING 24% OUT OF EVERY DOLLAR, WHERE THE HELL IS MY TAX BREAK) I COULD GO ON AND ON.. BUT WHO’D LISTEN.. WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THE ONLY PEOPLE WHO WILL BE ABLE TO LIVE HERE ARE THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, BECAUSE THEY STILL THINK THIS PLACE IS A PARADISE COMPARED TO WHERE THEY CAME FROM. THAT’S WHY BUSH JUST LETS THEM COME IN, WHO’S GONNA’ CUT THE MILLIONAIRES LAWNS, OF RAISE THEIR KIDS, (GOD FORBID THE PARENTS SPENT ANY TIME WITH THEM) WHO’S GONNA’ COOK THEIR FOOD, DO THEIR LAUNDRY, CLEAN THE HOUSE? THE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS... WHO WILL BE FORCED TO ACCEPT THE UNACCEPTABLE WAGES, WITH NO BENEFITS, AND 12 HOUR DAYS, BECAUSE THEY’LL BE TOO AFRAID TO RAISE THEIR VOICES. YES, IT’S GUYS LIKE CHENEY WHO SCARE ME, BUT WHAT SCARES ME MORE IS THAT WE LET THESE PEOPLE GET AWAY WITH IT. WHERE DOES THE PRESIDENT GET OFF TELLING THE POOREST PEOPLE OUT THERE, WITH NO PLACE TO LIVE, OR ANYTHING, THAT WE MUST NOW ACCEPT CUT RATE WAGES TO PERFORM THE DIRTIEST WORK IMAGINABLE. IF YOU’D LIKE TO START A REAL ECONOMIC REVOLUTION IN THIS COUNTRY, DON’T TAKE THE JOB, LET THOSE SUMBITCHES CLEAN IT UP THEMSELVES. BESIDES, IT’S COMPANIES LIKE HALIBURTON AND BECHTEL* WHO WILL OWN THE LAND, AND THEN THEY WILL COLLECT THE RENTS FROM THOSE PEOPLE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE FOUND A WAY TO BEGIN TO RECOVER-. IT HAS TO STOP!!. LET THEM CLEAN IT UP, BECAUSE YOU’LL NEVER BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE THERE!! I WAS NEVER SO PISSED OFF AS WHEN I COULD HELP BUILD A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR HOUSE, AND MADE GOOD MONEY DOING IT, AND BE DENIED HOUSING BECAUSE I HAD NO "RENTAL HISTORY. I’LL SAY A PRAYER FOR YOU ALL
PEACE...OUT...RICH