I have no problem spending the money on New Orleans to a point...rebuilding and lending a helping hand, yes. Giving money outright to everyone with a hand out -- no.
The President has said spending will be cut to help pay for this...fine...let's cut the spending on all these foreign governments who use the money to kick us in the rear. It's time we spend our money taking care of our own, rather than throwing it around as foreign aid.
We can also make some further cuts in all those government entitlement programs and other perks for "the poor." I think the President has wanted to get government out of the welfare and charity business. This might be a good way to do it.
I have a problem. New Orleans and its inhabitants are entitled to our sympathy, and to whatever monies their insurance companies are requried to pay. If they didn't insure themselves, they are out of luck.
After all, if Federales keep bailing out idiots who live in coastal cities built below sea level and fail to purchase flood insurance for themselves, then why should ANYBODY buy flood insurance?
If the President goes ahead with this without even making an attempt to get some spending cuts in other areas, he ought to be ashamed of himself, and the republicans deserve whatever comes to them next November.
Priorities have changed. Museums and hike and bike trails don't matter now. All spending bills need to be reconsidered. All earmarks. Every senator/congresscritter who is getting earmarks should be re-examining them to see which ones he or she can live without because some of that money needs to come back.
How much? How the heck do I know? 25% of the projected cost, lets say.
But then, as long as they keep printing money and inflation stays under control, what do I care, I guess.