[extropy-chat] Getting AId to people in need

[Rik van Riel]

On Sat, 3 Sep 2005, Mike Lorrey wrote:

> Your improper assumption was that New Orleans wasn't a third world
> country before this disaster. I don't know how many times I've heard
> that people like to go there specifically because it has third world
> country characteristics without having to leave the US.

When making our way from the New Orleans airport to the
city center (earlier this year), my wife and I had exactly
that feeling.

New Orleans looks and feels like a poorer city in Brazil.
Richer cities in Brazil appear to be better off than New
Orleans was before Katrina.

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