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Tommy Elrod
Since this thread is well on the way to being hijacked (and I have played my part in it) what the hell, here it goes:
There is a great deal of difference between disaster relief, which governments have been engaged in since, well ... there have been governments, and "disaster relief" that has gone on for decades, if not centuries, and with little hope of improvement, only more decades, if not centuries, of additional "disaster relief."
I don't begrudge help - from any source - for anyone who deserves it, or needs it. I do question "disaster relief" that has been institutionalized for decades and has primarily managed to maintain - if not perpetuate - the problem.
Moreover, they pay their taxes to the government like anybody else so, yes, it would seem that the money is better spent on something like disaster relief than in would be on some other ambiguous, wasteful program.
It is not a case of hypocrisy at all to want less spending from DC but expect them to use some of your tax dollars on something tangible like disaster relief.