what of the city?

As the blaming continues to escalate on why people and particularly poor people and African-American people were left behind in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, I have my hunch why. The U.S. urban cores have become essentially an enclave for the poor. While the people in the suburbs and of higher economic classes got the hell out, there was no cohesiveness to the entire metro setting of New Orleans. The balkanization of our urban metro centers which is often reflected in the disparity of school systems became even more stark at the moment that evacuation orders were presented. New Orleans was left to itself...like every other city or village or parish settings. BUT, N.O. first had a more vulnerable population and second it really had less resources in proportion for its population than these other settings. Once you take into account the resources of individuals in those other settings, sure the government bodies there could take care of the rest. This is simply a reflection but greatly heightened of what is happening in all of our central city settings around the country.