Post-Katrina corporate profiteering

[bezdomni]

I'm writing a brief article for Socialist Appeal about the post-katrina situation, with a focus mainly on the corporate profiteering that's going on there.

I have a few articles that help demonstrate the point, but if anybody has personal experiences or good articles/facts about the Katrina situation, it would be greatly appreciated if you could post them in this thread.

I apologize if this doesn't belong in politics.

[bolshevik butcher]

I'm in socialist appeal too. No idea there were other members on the site.

[redstar2000]

A Tale of Two Hurricanes (http://www.redstar2000papers.com/theory.php?subaction=showfull&id=1130497697&archive=&cnshow=headlines&start_from=&ucat=&)

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/123.gif

[Amusing Scrotum]

A while ago whilst doing college work I ran across this piece -- Environmental Building News Offers Ten-Point Plan for Rebuilding New Orleans (http://www.buildinggreen.com/press/new-orleans.cfm) -- I doubt this is what is actually happening, but it may interest you anyway.

This --


Originally posted by the article
"but the huge investment of taxpayer money needed to rebuild New Orleans and the surrounding area means that the end product should be in the interest of the broader American society."

-- is very interesting. It seems as though the rebuilding of New Orleans may well be wholly funded by the public. Which means the insurance companies have got out of paying somehow. You may wish to look into that a bit more.

[bezdomni]

Originally posted by [email protected] 25 2005, 06:39 AM
A Tale of Two Hurricanes (http://www.redstar2000papers.com/theory.php?subaction=showfull&id=1130497697&archive=&cnshow=headlines&start_from=&ucat=&)

http://www.websmileys.com/sm/cool/123.gif
Thanks Redstar!


Clenched Fist, whereabouts are you located?

[bolshevik butcher]

Edinburgh, Scotland. Yourself?

[bezdomni]

Haha, you're pretty far away. I'm in Houston, Texas.

Are you going to go to the international in Barcelona, since it is less than 5 hours away?

[bolshevik butcher]

Dunno if its on money wise :( . If you're there and you see guys from Edinburgh ask for Ewan, if im not there ask for pablo and say you know me ;)

[bezdomni]

I'm not sure if I'm going. Money is tight and it's about a 9 hour plane trip for me.

It would be cool though.

To get back on topic....The US gov't has given $20 billion dollars of no-bid contracts to corporations like halliburton for the "reconstruction" of New Orleans.


Also, Bush temporarily suspended the Wade-Davis bill, which meant corporations could pay workers whatever the hell they felt like.