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Friday, September 09, 2005
When in Doubt, Cut Wages
From :
President Bush issued an executive order Thursday allowing federal contractors rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to pay below the prevailing wage.
In a notice to Congress, Bush said the hurricane had caused "a national emergency" that permits him to take such action under the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act in ravaged areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi.
I'm sure this is the first of many measures BushCo will take in the coming months and years to assure that the massive expenditures devoted to hurricane rebuilding will mostly go into the pockets of his cronies, including Halliburton, which already has secured several Katrina contracts. I wouldn't be surprised if they proceded to suspend all labor laws and return to forced slavery for the rebuilding work.
I'm sure Rep. Richard Baker (House Web site), Republican from Baton Rouge, would be all for it given the racism and immorality indicated by his recent statement on Kartrina's aftermath:
"We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans. We couldn't do it, but God did."
The Booman Tribune has more.
September 9, 2005 at 11:31 AM in Current Affairs | Permalink
Comments
Crooks and liars!
Posted by: El Norte | Sep 9, 2005 3:34:11 PM
Unfortunately, that photo is spot on. Has there ever been a president (or presidential family) as disconnected from reality as the Bushes? Barbara Bush's comment that the victims of the hurricane are probably having a grand old time compared with their poverty stricken regular lives takes the cake, doesn't it?
Here is a woman who inherited all her money being bitchy about those who must work for miserable wages in an economy created by her class to hold people down. A pox on her and her family!
Posted by: izzydem | Sep 13, 2005 8:56:25 AM
