It's difficult to do justice to the problems ... in 700 words. Bob Herbert
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Bush's priority is redistributing money from the bottom up, Herbert says. It's a harsh criticism, but some of the facts support Herbert's claim.] One of the first things the president did in the aftermath of Katrina was to poke his finger in the eyes of struggling workers by suspending the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, ... This is one more way of taking money from the working poor and handing it to the wealthy. A construction laborer in New Orleans who would ordinarily be paid about $9 an hour, the prevailing wage in the city, can now be paid less. So much for the president's commitment to fighting poverty. - Bob Herbert Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBCb2IgSGVyYmVydCAgICA=&num=3 "[Bush's priority is redistributing money from the bottom up, Herbert says. It's a harsh criticism, but some of the facts support Herbert's claim.] One of the first things the president did in the aftermath of Katrina was to poke his finger in the eyes of struggling workers by suspending the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, ... This is one more way of taking money from the working poor and handing it to the wealthy. A construction laborer in New Orleans who would ordinarily be paid about $9 an hour, the prevailing wage in the city, can now be paid less. So much for the president's commitment to fighting poverty. - Bob Herbert Quotes")
