Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Austerity Disaster: Hurricane Sandy Victims Thrown to Lending Sharks and Privatized "Relief" | Alternet

Austerity Disaster: Hurricane Sandy Victims Thrown to Lending Sharks and Privatized "Relief" | Alternet
"In a shameless display of putting politics before human needs, Congress began 2013 still  scrapping over a $60 billion Hurricane Sandy relief bill fully nine weeks after the disaster hit. And if the Katrina experience is any indication, the bill may not bring adequate relief to struggling and displaced homeowners even when it is finally passed."