Among the most tragic scenes in the Hurricane Katrina disaster was that of the thousands of poor people â?? almost all of whom were African Americans â?? who were stranded at the New Orleans Superdome and Convention Center, desperately waiting for the federal government to come and save them.
Why were they stuck there when thousands of others had already left the city? Because they were too poor to save themselves from death and disaster. They lacked the money to drive out of town and get a motel room for a few days before the hurricane struck. Leftists are now saying that the New Orleans disaster shows that federal-government assistance to the poor and needy is more necessary than ever.
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