TEACHSOC: Social Policy and Natural Disasters

[Roberts, Keith]

On social policy, tax cuts, and a natural disaster.  Thought some folks might be interested.   "No One Can Say they Didn't See it Coming"   By Sidney Blumenthal   In 2001, FEMA warned that a hurricane striking New Orleans was one of the three most likely disasters in the U.S. But the Bush administration cut New Orleans flood control funding by 44 percent to pay for the Iraq war.   Article at: http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,372455,00.html