Katrina’s legacy

THE response to Hurricane Katrina clearly illustrates the priorities of Bush’s ‘free market’ USA.

Katrina’s legacy
Mon, 12 Sep, 2005 - 01:00

Mostly poor people without transport or medical insurance were left to fend for themselves.

The authorities seemed more concerned about desperate people taking food from shops than rescuing those who were dying on flooded streets or baking highways.

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