HUD gets punk’d
On the eve of the anniversary of Katrina, don’t these sound like great actions to (belatedly) take?
- Energy giants Exxon and Shell would spend $8.6 billion “to finance wetlands rebuilding from $60 billion in profits this year.”
- Wal-Mart would withdraw its stores from poor neighborhoods and “help nurture local businesses to replace them.”
- the federal government would spend $180 million to fund “at least one well-equipped public health clinic for every housing development.”
- the feds would reverse plans to replace public schools with private and charter schools, and instead create a national tax base to supplement local taxes.
Alas, not to be. HUD got punk’d by the Yes Men.
CNN doesn’t find it funny.
