from SLATE, Sept. 9, 2005:>In its piece headlined "BUSH PLEDGES AID FOR THE 'LONG HAUL,' " the LA [TIMES] mentions way down that the aid bill allows federal contractors in the gulf to skip a law requiring them to pay workers at least the prevailing wage. In New Orleans, the prevailing wage is reportedly $9 an hour.<
this, of course, is part of Bushie's promise to avoid "red tape" and the like. -- Jim Devine "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
