[lbo-talk] Presidential priorities?

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>Chuck0 wrote:
>
>>Doesn't it seem a bit callous that the president was having lunch with 
>>Greenspan today to talk about the economic effect of the hurricane? 
>>Capitalism first and poor people later?
>
>I doubt their discussion was very enlightening or inspiring, but if gas 
>goes to $4 or $5 a gallon, then there are going to be a lot more poor 
>people than there are now.

Yes, but if they don't get more gallons of *drinking water* to the Superdome 
right away, there are going to be fewer poor people than there are now.

Carl