Have you read the “aid” that individuals actually get? Even with the pork removed it’s still a big steaming pile of government waste.
I agree. In essence, this is the heart of the matter, something which Chris Christie understands should have overridden political shenanigans involving John Boehner’s reelection as Speaker and the idea that any extra spending at this time is politically inconvenient and fiscally irresponsible according to the far right wing of the Republican party.
Nonsense, there has been absolutely nothing on TV or the newspapers about folks suffering from lack of aid. To wave that bloody shirt is like stupid. Show me one story of folks shivering in the cold without food heat or shelter because congress didn’t pass a pork package.
Ramming a ton of bacon to the well-connected while refunding some government insurance program is the height of opportunistic theft from the public treasury. But, I suppose we ought to be used to it by now.
I can’t help but wonder how long the public is going to stand for this kind of legislation. But then, we have too many who are uneducated as to what is going on in the country and read, when they read, no farther than the headlines.
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People with flood insurance have not been paid, but FEMA has handed out amounts as high as $30,000 to those that DID NOT HAVE FLOOD INSURANCE, which people that did insure their property are not eligible for.
Not that I agree with Federal Flood insurance - but I surely don’t agree with FEMA handing out tax dollars so people can rebuild in the same flood prone areas - just so we can do it all again in a couple years. If I’m paying for a vacation home on the coast I want to live in it.
As if a ton of private insurance companies are willing to underwrite all the flood insurance policies.
Do it all again in a couple years? By that reasoning, all those living in tornado alley, in Florida, in California, the Gulf Coast and the entire East Coast, should relocate to… - are there earthquakes, fires or storms on Mars?
As long as the “Deficits don’t matter” philosophy prevails.
I’m with you on that, but I’d like to see him as the first viable independent candidate for president: no pre-determined platforms to be handcuffed to, no special interests to cave to, no ideological straitjackets. Just a man and his message - take it or leave it. And yes, I do still believe that life can be a fairy tale…This is a late response, but I hope so.
Ah, you almost understand it.
That is because 90% of the people have no comprehension that the government’s money is the PEOPLE’s money. If the government is underwriting insurance policies, what they are in effect doing is forcing the taxpayers to pay for the damages suffered by a select group of people’s stupidity. Insurance is supposed to be a contingency based system, like car insurance…it goes into effect in the event an unplanned, unforseen crisis happens. Building a house in an area that is nearly guaranteed to suffer damage is just plain stupid (the working definition of stupid being that you know something will go wrong, but do it anyway). It like smoking. Smokers should be flatly denied insurance coverage for things like lung cancer, emphysema, asthma, coronary artery disease, etc… Smoking causes these things. To give someone insurance when it is nearly guaranteed that they will develop these health conditions is foolish.
By that reasoning, since 100% of people are “virtually guaranteed” to get sick and need care at some point in time…
Tough to figure a premium on a once-in-a-hundred year event when it happens twice in one decade. As I understand it this “aid” is just a settlement on an insurance claim and they can get the money back from premiums. There’s no need to up everyone’s taxes if they set the premium correctly. A private company could do it but no one’s been able to figure out how.
