America's Permanent Refugee Population.

At some other point in America's history, it became acceptable for there to be a certain percentage of "unemployed" people. The common economic belief was that if we went over that number we were in trouble, but if we were below it everything was okay. Maybe not so much for the people without jobs, but it seemed to be okay because the country was doing relatively well overall.

Then came the 1980's and the Reagan era, when Americans became desensitized to the idea of people living on the street. We called them "homeless".

How this happened, I don't remember, but it looks like another GOP administration is about to make us accept another portion of our population as a second class.

Not everyone has returned home to the Mississippi gulf coast since Katrina and Rita and now we have thousands more people in Texas joining them since Ike.

All of these people, like the homeless, are dependent on others for food and shelter.

How is this acceptable to anyone? Who benefits when America has a population that is treated like second class citizens?

I get it.
I have for some time now.
Bringing it up here is like pissing in the wind.
Hang in there.

BHN

Apparently, no news crews are being allowed anywhere
near Bolivar or Crystal Beach.
No helicopters allowed over either.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/video?id=6391294

Link courtesy of DUer Shance.

BHN