MaggieD
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Sorry Maggs, I cannot agree with your first paragraph. It is never the governments job or role to protect people from themselves and to eliminate/reduce the consequences of an individuals choices/stupidity. There is absolutely no way to stop stupid people from being stupid and the government should never even try to. While it may sound cruel, it is often better to let people suffer from their choices so they learn not to do the same thing again than it is to take away that suffering and teach them that the government is always there to protect them if they make bad choices.
Well, I'm dealing with "what is," rather than "what I wish it was." The government is always going to be involved in helping people during disasters. When you think about it, that may be second on the list of importance to protecting our safety. So, if the government is going to be involved, I would vote that they purchase disaster insurance with my dollars rather than self-insure.
I don't disagree with much of what you said, however.