Katrina destroyed much of the Gulf States and now the repairs must begin. But even in these times of strife Bush “Politics of Greed” rears its ugly head.
First, there were “no bid” contracts given to Halliburton and Bechtel. Then Bush signed an executive order taking away the “prevailing wage” standards for construction workers who will be hired to rebuild the Gulf Coast.
This means that these people who are struggling to get back on their feet, after being knocked down and losing everything in the hurricane, will not be paid the “prevailing wage” for the job they do. It’s all about greed, folks. Less for the worker, more for the contractor.
At least nine times in the past decade, right-wing extremists in the Republican Party tried to get Congress to repeal or undermine the law that requires federal contractors to pay the “prevailing wage” for the region in which they are working. None of the efforts succeeded until now. The extremists in the Bush administration have taken advantage of Katrina to do what they could not do otherwise.
When is this government “of the people, by the people and for the people” going to be for the people?
The California Curmudgeon.
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