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Originally Posted by Brujah
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By the same notion, what should we do with everyone living in past disaster areas? What about the population of New Orleans? Coastal areas? Fault lines? What about foreign aid? Israel?
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I think that people living in New Orleans should have looked at their totally corrupt local governments when it came to preparation and help .... also, living in a bowl that is lower than sea level is kind of silly. If I decide to build my house on a volcano, then I'm allowed to use force to take your money when my house is covered in lava?
As for coastal areas, I think that it's wrong that we give federal grants for coastal insurance for people that build on unstable beaches that get flooded regularly.
Foreign aid should be voluntary, not compulsory through our taxes. Frankly there is a lot of evidence that foreign aid actually does much more harm than good anyway.
Israel, and every other country, should not have aid from our government, again, if people wish to give and help, they are free to do that, or NOT give, whatever they wish.