profit is the bottom line...the only line

Good example of Capitalism at its finest.  Take over a public service, milk it for all the profit you can, and make few provisions for resolving problems or dealing with disasters.  That's when the Capitalist quits talking about oppressive and inefficient government, and runs screaming for a bail out. 

Carl Jarvis

----- Original Message -----

From: Miriam Vieni

To: 'Blind Democracy Discussion List'

Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 7:20 AM

Subject: RE: goodly letter

Bob,

Our Long Island Power Authroity, (LIPA), is doing the worst job. It is a
privatized public ultility that is completely unaccountable to the public,
aside from receiving a license from the state to function. But the areas in
Nassau and Suffolk County that were destroyed, contained private homes.
People in these counties moved there in order to live in private, one family
dwellings. But the Rockaway areas in Queens that were devastated, were
filled with poor people and those are the wons that might be handled as you
suggest.

Miriam

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From: blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org
[mailto:blind-democracy-bounces@octothorp.org] On Behalf Of Bob Hachey
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 3:27 AM
To: Blind Democracy Discussion List
Subject: Re: goodly letter


Hi Joe and all,
I am very concerned that the poorer neighborhoods of New York and New Jersey
including parts of long Island will be yet another chapter in Naomi Klein's
The shock Doctrine. If this happens, we will get more high priced hotels,
boutique cities and the like at the expense of poor and middle income
Americans.
While the government has certainly done better in dealing with Sandy than it
did with Katrina, it looks like it's more of the same old shit for those
living in poor neighborhoods and public housing.
I saw reference in one recent piece about how Cuba does a better job doing
storm recovery and I'd love to see more specifics on that such as how severe
was the storm, how long did it take to get power restored and was the damage
in Cuba comparable to some of the worst damage in New York and New Jersey.
Bob Hachey

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