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In reply to the discussion: DUers post the thing about post Katrina that shocked you the most [View all]kelliekat44
(7,759 posts)today. All of it makes me sad. America's own policy of "no return."
One thing is for sure: America will not be able to sustain itself as the economic or democratic leader of the free world if housing (both rental and ownership) continues to be unaffordable for so many. The one thing that drove this economy for the last 70 or so years has been HOUSEHOLDS. All types of households from every sector of the nation regardless of ethnicity or economic level. People have always worked to pay their mortgage or rent. The nation thrived when the highest number of citizens could be members of households earning living wages. Families and singles bought goods and services for their HOUSEHOLDS. Now people are working for food and medicine, losing homes, squeezed in multiple family dwelling arrangements and shelters or living on the streets Except for the upper 10%. Rent is too damn high!! That candidate last time around was absolutely correct and people laughed at him but he was right. New Orleans is making a comeback but it will be unsustainable without the workers that are needed to keep it going. And few can afford to work there so schools and public services will begin to deteriorate.
NO has already lost its cultural character which made it popular with so many across the globe. The blacks who were a large part of that culture were purposely pushed out and most cannot return. Low income housing that was virtually untouched or in good shape were still bulldozed and never rebuilt. It was all part of the sinister plan of a governor and developers who made a killing using taxpayer money to hurt fellow citizens.