Sorry Hurricane Katrina Survivors, You’re Not Worthy of Nice Housing

Boy, this is a real WTF moment. You’d think that Katrina survivors have been through enough. They managed to make it through one of the worst natural disasters in our nation’s history, though many of them lost friends and family members as well as their homes, businesses and communities.

We all know about the embarrassing debacle that was the aftermath, what with FEMA’s brilliant ‘assistance’. Then, these poor schleps were housed in toxic trailers full of mold and formaldehyde. In an effort to quickly move families out of the trailers and into safer housing, FEMA has developed colorful ‘Mississippi Cottages’, which are being touted as a cheap, efficient solution - and for the most part, people are thrilled.

Local municipalities, however, have an objection: they’re ‘too nice’.

From the New York Times:

They fear people who get cottages will simply live in them and not rebuild their houses, said Mike Womack, executive director of the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency.

“They’re too nice,” he said. “I’ve heard this over and over again.”

Too bad for you, Katrina victims - you’re just not good enough for these little $32,000 cottages. Back to the toxic death boxes you go!

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Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons & Lori Waselchuk for The New York Times