John Hardly - as you are probably, the New Orleans "pocket of poverty" which equates more to the size of a suitecase, is not limited to that city. New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Tampa and others are just as bad. The Great Society has failed.

Bobert, can't blame WJC but we also can't give GWB the credit. This has been festering for decades with the last 4 decades contributing the most.

And, Bobert, rescending the Bush tax cuts WILL NOT ensure a pay as you go. Too many don't pay now. The tax cuts were across the board for all but I will agree to one thing. The rich did benefit more as they were paying the lions share of the taxes to begin with.
How is that.......5% of the population pay well over half of the taxes collected while the bottom 50% pay 0%.
By the way, are you aware that the Feds intake of tax dollars is higher than it was before the tax cuts?

THE PROBLEM IS GOVERNMENT IS BROKEN (not for them, but for us).