U.S. Mayor Calls Bush Years 'Disastrous' for America's Cities

23 December 2007 - 7:00am

Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson condemns the Bush Administration's disregard for America's cities in this video.

Mayor Anderson talks about the issues that impact cities such as health care, wages, public education, poverty, etc., and how they have all been negatively impacted by Bush Administration policies skewed to enriching corporate fat cats while ignoring every other pressing need. "This is a president who has not only entirely neglected cities," the Mayor said, "but has hurt our cities in enormous ways."

Source: AlterNet, December 19, 2007
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