We Should’ve Bailed Out Our Crumbling Infrastructure Instead of Bailing Out Wall Street Banksters!

The ongoing destruction of lives, livelihoods, economy, and productivity by the hurricane in Texas is a signal to the country: The elected officials of the United States must have refused and stalled for the last time, on rebuilding and replacing the nation’s ancient and broken-down economic infrastructure. Let the words “natural disaster” not be misused. A major city is being destroyed because it is flood-prone, floods repeatedly, and its flood-control infrastructure — designed and built 70-80 years ago — is no longer worthy of the name.READ MORE