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Sunday, September 11, 2005
Barbara Ann Radnofsky Texas Senate Candidate Proposes 'Gumbo Zones'
This was the immediate raction I and the politician who sent the link to me had of this idea.
Maybe I just need more time for the idea and other possible solutions to sink in.
As for what experience I have with the Katrina victims - My best friend is very active as a Red Cross volunteer. I have spend the last two weekends playing boardgames with an evacuee. I am sure unless this was carefully explained to them and the benefits shown as opposed to possible other plans they would not be that supportive.
Meanwhile, I am concerned about your use of "our country is already stretched to (or perhaps beyond) the breaking point when it comes to the economy, health care, defense, and social services at every level." That is a GOP talking point when every year they cut social services. Every year they cut taxes on corporations. Every year they cut taxes on the very rich. Every year they shift more of the burden on to working famalies. Every year they spend billions on farm subsidies that goes to large agri-business, they spend more on military boondoogles, they spend more on Iraq (total cost - latest GAO estimate $1.5 trillion), they give away more on tax breaks to corporations. If they were not in the pocket of the rich and in league with powerful rich corporations our social services wouldn't be breaking.
The "gumbo zones" idea is also on a par with other corporate tax break redevelopment schemes of which Houston has seen its share of boondoogles.
I certainly didn't think you were a troll from the GOP but the first look at the phrase "gumbo zones" and the phrase I quoted above did get me to thinking of at least the DLC.
I agree with you about the deep need for good plans on how to deal with the housing and employment problems.
Right now it is beginning to look like that is going to be taken care of by Bush throwing garbage trucks full of money to GOP contributers. I saw a report that they plan to build housing for 300,000 within six months. Of course, these so far have been no-bid cost-plus contracts with FEMA in charge. FEMA! which has become a dumping ground for the political operatives of the GOP. Talk about not so good plans.
(I am beginning to like the comment ability I recently added to this blog but blogger and blogspot have messed up the links back to the home page. There is no way I can change that template)
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I knew I would be criticized for this post.
This was the immediate raction I and the politician who sent the link to me had of this idea.
Maybe I just need more time for the idea and other possible solutions to sink in.
As for what experience I have with the Katrina victims - My best friend is very active as a Red Cross volunteer. I have spend the last two weekends playing boardgames with an evacuee. I am sure unless this was carefully explained to them and the benefits shown as opposed to possible other plans they would not be that supportive.
Meanwhile, I am concerned about your use of "our country is already stretched to (or perhaps beyond) the breaking point when it comes to the economy, health care, defense, and social services at every level." That is a GOP talking point when every year they cut social services. Every year they cut taxes on corporations. Every year they cut taxes on the very rich. Every year they shift more of the burden on to working famalies. Every year they spend billions on farm subsidies that goes to large agri-business, they spend more on military boondoogles, they spend more on Iraq (total cost - latest GAO estimate $1.5 trillion), they give away more on tax breaks to corporations. If they were not in the pocket of the rich and in league with powerful rich corporations our social services wouldn't be breaking.
The "gumbo zones" idea is also on a par with other corporate tax break redevelopment schemes of which Houston has seen its share of boondoogles.
I certainly didn't think you were a troll from the GOP but the first look at the phrase "gumbo zones" and the phrase I quoted above did get me to thinking of at least the DLC.
I agree with you about the deep need for good plans on how to deal with the housing and employment problems.
Right now it is beginning to look like that is going to be taken care of by Bush throwing garbage trucks full of money to GOP contributers. I saw a report that they plan to build housing for 300,000 within six months. Of course, these so far have been no-bid cost-plus contracts with FEMA in charge. FEMA! which has become a dumping ground for the political operatives of the GOP. Talk about not so good plans.
(I am beginning to like the comment ability I recently added to this blog but blogger and blogspot have messed up the links back to the home page. There is no way I can change that template)
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