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Posted: Aug 31, 2011

Eric Cantor and the Republicans want offsetting Federal budget cutbacks if we help the people affected by Hurricane Irene.  Ron Paul has said he thinks FEMA should be desolved.  Apparently, this is another hostage-taking opportunity for the GOP. 

On the other hand, we have off-shored jobs so corporations can be more profitable, gone to war to protect Big Oil interests, bailed out the banks over their own mortgage crisis, bailed out Wall Street, and directed government money to big insurance and pharmaceutical companies through our health care policy.  But, it seems like we are out of luck if we are unemployed or have a serious health problem.  Do we now have to, as individuals, deal with environmental catastrophes? 

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Sure... - hmmm

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but the government will continue to take control of the REAL issues - like what kind of light bulbs we are allowed to buy or whether McDonald's should be allowed to include toys or french fries in their Happy Meals.

I heard (just heard, so don't have a link to exact quotes or anything) that the federal government was going to funnel money that had originally been allocated to help Joplin, MO, recover from the tornado (recently drove through that area and saw the devastation personally) to the east coast recovery from Hurricane Irene. That doesn't seem right, either.

FEMA has a history of missteps, though. Don't forget the Katrina debit cards that were used at strip clubs and to buy Louis Vuitton handbags...

http://www.snopes.com/katrina/charity/debitcard.asp

Or the formaldehyde-laced FEMA trailers.

http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=42606

The agency needs an overhaul at the very least, and maybe just dismantling it and starting over with something more efficient isn't such a bad idea.

One more thing... - hmmm

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as a Native American woman (Chickasaw/Caddo), I can emphatically state that my ancestors were a heck of a lot better off before the US Government started "helping them." Removal, exposure to pathogenic agents, etc., etc.

The more the gov't stays out of my life, the happier I'll be.

Over 400 treaties were signed by native nations and the Federal Government, and in two crucial decisions, Cherokee Nation v. Hitchcock (1902) and Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock (1903), the Supreme Court held that Congress has the power to modify or terminate Native American treaties without the Native Americans' consent.

I still don't understand why so many Indians are liberals and want so much government involvement in their lives...the track record with our people hasn't been all that great.

Because it keeps the money rolling in. - It's kind of like how welfare

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really doesn't help people out of their situation, but more often gives them just enough to keep them poor. Then, they vote Democrat to keep the money coming, as paltry as it is.

Hey VTMT, are you okay? - Please check in! nm

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Yes, I am fine. I live at a higher elevation so stayed...sm - VTMT

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safe and dry. Thank you for your concern.

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