the region. just moments from now, president obama will deliver remarks from new orleans to commemorate the tenth anniversary of that storm. the president arrives in the city reborn. the big easy boasts one of the fastest economic growth rates in the country because in 2007 and 2012 its economy gruel nearly 30%. new orleans has recovered 78% of its prekatrina population. the city still bears scars, the childhood poverty rate was at 40%, essentially unchanged. murder is up 30% this year, and a new system of charter schools has produced vast differences in outcomes between black and white children. joining me now is jermaine lee, julia reid who wrote the house on first street, and jed horn, city editor of the times picayune when katrina struck.
home by. compared to the statistics we re facing now. for instance, in areas of the bronx a 49% childhood poverty rate. 49% childhood poverty rate. at the very same moment folks in state government think that that s okay but they want to give the wealthiest folks a tax break. we reject that, oppose that and tomorrow that will be a centerpiece of our demands. you ll be down in wall street tomorrow at 4:30 with a bunch of other unions protesting along with occupy wall street. john samuelton. local 100. real pleasure. thanks for the hat. thank you. john samuelson, president of transit workers union in new york city. coming up, the controversy over the name of rick perry s hunt camp isn t going away yet. chips from here, boards from there track it all through the air, that s logistics. clearing customs like that
to before now? i think what you see now on wall street is the final exasperation of folks that just aren t going to take it anymore. decided to take it to the streets. it is perhaps what the trade union movement should have done several years ago in 2008, 2009. it wasn t done, but certainly we are joining the protests now. there s a value in the protests and bringing attention to the fact that there s a great wealth disparity in this country. greater than it s ever been before, perhaps. and i want to two back to new york state for a quick moment yeah, please. the elimination of the millionaires tax in new york state which is of great importance to my union and the rest of the unions in new york that are involved in that protest tomorrow, if you make a million bucks a year in new york state, january 1st you re going to get a $408 a week raise take home by. compared to the statistics we re facing now. for instance, in areas of the bronx a 49% childhood poverty rate. 49% childhood
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