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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (66909)	9/12/2005 12:50:36 PM
From: Skywatcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

and the BLACKWATER GANG was responsible for MUCH of the cash disappearing

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (66909)	9/12/2005 2:32:30 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 81568

Re: "If you want to pay people less than $9 bucks an hour (the prevailing wage in NOLA) they'd probably be better off looting." So you'd prefer the poor loot rather than hold low-paying jobs while helping to rebuild the city. I disagree, but ok. Re: "The City should be rebuilt and the prevailing wage should be paid." This would naturally tend to keep the unskilled poor out of the rebuilding process at a time when man-power is needed. I don't like what the results of your plan would do to the poor, compared to the working start they will be far more likely participate in otherwise. Folks are willing to hire the unskilled poor...but if the wage must be as you wish, they'll hire the already skilled in their places (even if they have to search far and wide for them). Dan B.