Making the most from tragedy

It should come as no surprise that G.W. Bush has managed to make some good come out of the destruction of New Orleans. Not good for the people who live in the region, that is. No, I'm speaking of good for Haliburton. Think what you will of Cheney's former company. Choose to see no favoritism or lingering loyalties to this powerful corporate entitity. Forget, for instance that they recieved many lucrative no-bid contracts in Iraq for which they have proffited handsomely. But consider that they have already been signed to rebuild the US Naval Base in New Orleans. Man, but that was a fast brokered deal.
To make matters even more lucrative for Haliburton, he has indefinately suspended the Bacon-Davis Pay Act, adopted in 1931 to require fedreral contractors to pay the prevailing or average wage for the region. Considering that wage is only $9 an hour and the people most effected by the storm are the regions poorest, it feels like Bush is kicking them when they are down. While the Bacon-Davis Act has been suspended before, it has been rare and only for a very limited, pre-defined period of time. To make matters more suspicious, Bush has applied this suspension not only to New Orleans, but also to other regions along the Gulf Coast which have much less severe damage to rebuild from.

Check out this link to the Washington Post for more complete coment on the situation and the brewing fight. And make sure we vote this fucktard and his cronies out of office at the first available opportunity.

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/08/AR2005090802037.html


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