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Bush's Corporate Cronies Secure Katrina Contracts!

To sweeten the no-competitive-bidding contracts and guarantee an additional layer of profits for the companies that will repair the damage left by the hurricane, Bush signed an executive order that allows companies to pay substandard wages for all of the cleanup and construction work. Wages in Louisiana are already 19 percent below the national average; wages for workers in Mississippi are only $586 a week, 28 percent below the national average. Download entire article in PDF format.
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