What You Get Paid When You Get Kicked Out of Your House Because Some Company Effed Up

Bayou Corne, La. residents have been shut out from their homes since a Texas Brine mining sink hole disaster released toxic gas in August 2012! Their lives suck because of it! Obviously! And the company is still mining ta-da! America!

(“The settlements come with no admission of wrongdoing — to the contrary, the company insists the town is perfectly safe, and that residents (some of whom have defied the evacuation order) are taking advantage of Texas Brine’s generosity by accepting weekly $875 stipends for living expenses while never leaving their homes. Only 59 homeowners have taken deals so far; others have signed onto a class action lawsuit against the company that’s set to go to trial next year.”)

Did you maybe momentarily think, $875, “that’s a lot”? Because I kind of did, and then I was like wait, no, this is VERY WRONG. That company has TONS OF MONEY and they RUINED LIVES. $875/week is not enough for that.

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