And this comes as a surprise to anyone? I think not. I don't see how anyone could even pretend anymore. Though they no doubt will try....

"Who cares if the affluent get the lion's share of help!? Class warfare! The poor have bootstraps, what more do they want? HANDOUTS!?"

 

NYTIMES -

GULFPORT, Miss., Nov. 14 — Like the other Gulf Coast states battered by Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi was required by Congress to spend half of its billions in federal grant money to help low-income citizens trying to recover from the storm.