Laborer Quotes

[Bush's priority is redistributing money from the bottom up, Herbert says. It's a harsh criticism, but some of the facts support Herbert's claim.] One of the first things the president did in the aftermath of Katrina was to poke his finger in the eyes of struggling workers by suspending the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act, ... This is one more way of taking money from the working poor and handing it to the wealthy. A construction laborer in New Orleans who would ordinarily be paid about $9 an hour, the prevailing wage in the city, can now be paid less. So much for the president's commitment to fighting poverty. - Bob Herbert

... There are folks down there who need help, and we're not going down there just to help churches -- we're going down there to help people. We're encouraging anyone who is willing to help in a variety of ways to step forward, whether it be with money, with providing materials and supplies or with manpower and experience. They just need manpower and laborers who are willing to come down and help meet their needs. - Mike Lawson

(As for) these-- their reward is forgiveness from their Lord, and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide in them, and excellent is the reward of the laborers. - Quran