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Originally Posted by davidmash
Now that the storm is past and MS said we should get back to arguing politics....  Lets get to it.
I live in DFW, not in NYC or anywhere else affected by the storm. Should my tax dollars go to help rebuild the North East? Personally I say yes. The damage in NY alone is pegged at $20B. NY can't afford that. Insurance companies are not going to shoulder all of it. Is this not a form of socialism? I do not see a problem with it. I guess we could just let NY and the rest of the NE just fend for them selves but that does not seem like it would be in our self interest. |
We're talking natural disaster/act of gawd, beyond human control. No question, it would be the charitable civilized thing to do - as we've done for other areas of the country, and other countries as well, following such disasters. Not to mention the contribution to the country's overall economy made by that area, it would be nonsensical in the financial long-term to not assist and get it back on it's feet as soon as reasonably possible.