August 31, 2005

Class and evacuation

Who stayed behind in New Orleans? Who didn't leave Biloxi and Gulfport? The people who couldn't afford to go anywhere, and the people who have so little that abandoning it seemed unthinkable. Go, read.

If every single person in New Orleans had a spare $300 and a car, most of them could have run. Now turn on the TV again and look at how many stayed.

via Making Light.

Posted by Linkmeister at August 31, 2005 09:51 AM | TrackBack
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