Why has the Bush aministration waived the 50% rule for Mississippi?

Question

Poor Are Lagging in Hurricane Aid From Mississippi
By LESLIE EATON
The state is the only one for which the Bush administration has waived the rule that 50 percent of its federal grants be spent on low-income programs.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/16/us/16mississippi.html?th&emc=th
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Answer 1

It's a LAND GRAB (very sad)

Wealthy land developers have long had their eye on areas of New Orleans they consider to be ghettos and substandard.

It appears that hurricane Katrina gave them the opportunity to smoke out the home owners in these areas and they are being supported by Bush's FEMA in their land grab.

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Bill Moyers featured this problem tonight, (16 November 2007) and I've included a link for the program.

It seems that the Governor, once Chair of the Republican National Committee, asked Bush to allow him to spend housing recovery money in the way he wanted. This has never been allowed before. After a year large amounts of money had flowed to big projects, many new, but nothing had gone to small housing. Only after two years passed did this phase II begin, but at a small fraction of what had been dispersed to big and new business.

Expensive condominium projects dot the landscape, but family owned homes have not been served.

Recently, the Governor decided to spend $600+ million of the money ear marked for low income housing on the Port. Once this was protested, the Governor backed off.

It seems that the only people standing between the Governor and his corruption is a small group of concerned citizens, STEPS. (Link provided.)

How very sad, all of this. To think these people position themselves as Christians.

Answer 2

I think neo-pirate works for an Insurance company.He obviously don't care about his fellow citizens.He should be careful,what goes around, comes around.
To answer your question,most people could care less about the great state of Mississippi therefore you won't hear to much about the injustice the insurance companies inflict on the folks down there.
I will say this about Ms.,those folks are strong law abiding,God fearing people for the most,,,they will survive this with or without the help of others.Unlike Louisiana who continues to abuse everything the Gov.has done for them.

Answer 3

If you read the article yo referenced, your answer is there. Mississippi's Governor asked the Federal government to waive the rule.

Answer 4

Mississippi's Governor is a republican so i sure he worked that out, i feel sorry for Mississippi if the democrats win office.And for the answer above i think oil company's have a lot of plants in Mississippi so that state is reaping the benefit's.Your on Yahoo so you are not that bad off.

Answer 5

This administration is simply the most ****** Up we never had !

Don't try to think to much about explanation why, pray or wait for 2008 Presidentials. Keep on moving'

Answer 6

Mississippi=red state. Very simple answer.

Since when did the current batch of Republicans care about poor people? They never have and never will.

Answer 7

lol!!! bush is making plans to write down a e book and make tens of millions of greenbacks OFF IT! NO!! HE HAS HIS GOLDEN PARACHUTE and could USE IT AND snicker AT relax of united states of america while HIS PUNK *** LEAVES! OBAMA is greater clever guy!

Answer 8

any other links besides the NY Times?


Forgive me but I do not trust anything that ultra liberal rag prints.

Answer 9

Do you know what self reliance is? Do you know what having insurance is? These people have none, and I dont pity them for it