Monday, August 27, 2007

Mississippi State Shorts Katrina Rebuild Aid to PoorSun Aug 26, 2007 at 08:53:44 AM PDT

Author: Reilly Morse
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With $23.5 billion in federal funds, you'd think even Mississippi would have enough to finally uplift the conditions of its lowest-income storm victims. As a local paper reports today, It's enough money to buy two average-sized houses for each of the 65,000 families in Mississippi who lost their homes. And, there would be enough left over to buy each family a brand-new Honda Accord to drive between their two $166,000 houses. That's the EX-L, V-6 four-door sedan Accord, with all the extras and navigation, not a base model. You'd be wrong. Having it is one thing, but spending it where it's needed is another. A coalition of advocacy groups has found that Mississippi has underspent the federal disaster reconstruction funds on lower income residents by close to a billion dollars, giving the state the benefit of every doubt. Coincidentally, about $1.3 billion remains. More details and how to take action below.

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