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Biden Promises Maui Fire Survivors $700 Per Household — Less Than What Is Spent on Ukraine
Breitbart ^

Posted on 08/15/2023 1:39:23 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe

President Joe Biden announced Monday that survivors of the Maui fires would receive “a one-time $700 payment per household,” after he faced criticism for telling a reporter he had “no comment” on the rising death toll.

His account posted: “We’re laser-focused on getting aid to survivors, including Critical Needs Assistance: a one-time $700 payment per household offering relief during an unimaginably difficult time.”

The one-time payment of $700 per household is less than the estimated cost to each American household for the Ukraine War, according to a budget expert at the Heritage Foundation.

Richard Stern, director of The Heritage Foundation’s Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget, calculated that the congressionally-approved aid to Ukraine of $113 billion amounts to roughly $900 per American household.

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KEYWORDS: biden; bidendestroyseconomy; bidenvoters; burismagate; dementiajoe; hawaii; lahaina; lahainafire; maui; mauifire; nocomment; thebakedtater; ukraine; werelookingatit; whatascumbag
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To: Tench_Coxe
"Well, I mean, how much does it cost to put up a grass shack? C'mon, man!"

Thanks, Joe...

41 posted on 08/15/2023 2:36:10 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: al_c

>>$700 per household? What an insult.

When did it become a conservative value to write big checks from the govt. every time something bad happens to people? Is this really what we want?

House insurance exists for a reason - if one chooses to ‘go bare’, thats on them. Govt should help with rebuilding infrastructure and the immediate aftermath - but should we really be advocating sending 10-15-25-50K checks directly to people? How much is enough?

Especially for an almost 100% blue state - why are conservatives pushing for more government handouts to blue voters?


42 posted on 08/15/2023 3:01:22 PM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: Tench_Coxe
“We’re laser-focused on getting aid to survivors..."

Makes sense. You were laser-focused on beaming energy onto and into the now-crispy homes.

43 posted on 08/15/2023 3:05:46 PM PDT by C210N
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To: AuntB

I can’t remember the last time government rewarded good behavior or didn’t reward bad choices.


44 posted on 08/15/2023 3:13:02 PM PDT by cableguymn
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To: Tench_Coxe

there’s gotta be a backstop about how those fires started

wasn’t o e official formerly in Las Vegas when that shooting happened ?


45 posted on 08/15/2023 3:15:26 PM PDT by nevermorelenore ( If My people will pray ....)
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To: AuntB

This is Hawaii! Did you natives can put up a grass shack in minutes. They chose not to have insurance, so the $700 for emergency food seems very consistent with past history, the rest is on them.


46 posted on 08/15/2023 3:20:26 PM PDT by Reno89519 (DeSantis 2024. Successful Governor, Honorable Veteran, Respectful, Respected.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

And how many billions for climate hoax crap?

Hey Hawaii! Joe hates you.


47 posted on 08/15/2023 3:22:39 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: unixfox
Hey Hawaii! Joe hates you.

What does he care? Hawaii will still go 80% for Biden in the next election.

48 posted on 08/15/2023 3:23:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

You are correct. They never learn.


49 posted on 08/15/2023 3:26:30 PM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal the 16th Amendment)
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To: Reno89519

“This is Hawaii! Did you natives can put up a grass shack in minutes. They chose not to have insurance, so the $700 for emergency food seems very consistent with past history, the rest is on them.”

That kind of sounds like Kamala Harris. Not sure WTH you are saying.

You don’t know if they had insurance ... Everyone gets the $700, insured or not.
There’s no grass for a shack left!


50 posted on 08/15/2023 3:38:58 PM PDT by AuntB (Trump is our Ben Franklin - Brilliant, Boisterous, Brave and ALL AMERICAN!)
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To: Tench_Coxe

And they’ll end up paying it back in taxes.

wy69


51 posted on 08/15/2023 3:45:20 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: Tench_Coxe

And they’ll end up paying it back in taxes.

wy69


52 posted on 08/15/2023 3:45:20 PM PDT by whitney69
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To: Huskrrrr

$700 per household for Americans whose homes were razed during a preventable disaster. People stood in the ocean watching their community disintegrate and their neighbors burn to death.

Seven. Hundred. Lousy. Dollars.

But $113 BILLION to Ukraine.

Good job, Big Guy. pic.twitter.com/UsWOb4GHx8
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) August 15, 2023


53 posted on 08/15/2023 4:20:14 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Tench_Coxe

That amount wouldn’t keep Joe in pudding for a week.


54 posted on 08/15/2023 4:21:20 PM PDT by bgill
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To: dragnet2

Japan as offered to help - if asked.


55 posted on 08/15/2023 4:22:23 PM PDT by bgill
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To: minnesota_bound

Hawaii Gov. in Aftermath of Deadly Maui Wildfires: “I’m Already Thinking of Ways for State to Acquire That Land”
by Kyle BeckerAugust 15, 2023Featured
https://beckernews.com/22-hawaii-govs-comments-on-state-seeking-to-acquire-the-land-adds-fuel-to-wildfire-conspiracy-theories-51570/


56 posted on 08/15/2023 4:25:12 PM PDT by minnesota_bound (Need more money to buy everything now)
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To: Tench_Coxe

$700 per household???? for a family that lost its home, or one needing to spend many months in paid for temporary housing and everyone needing clothes and basic possessions? Let them eat cake, right? How much to the Biden crew of fools spend on buying and installing rainbow flags on all the U.S. embassies, just as Afghanistan was taken over by our enemies?


57 posted on 08/15/2023 5:01:34 PM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: dfwgator

Hawaiin voting machines will always vote democrat.


58 posted on 08/15/2023 5:07:52 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Palestine OH got a delayed visit from Booty Gig.
That’s all.

And $700 in Hawaii won’t go very far.


59 posted on 08/15/2023 5:08:55 PM PDT by Texas resident (We are living through Barak's fundamental transformation)
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To: Texas resident

They don’t have to cheat in Hawaii.


60 posted on 08/15/2023 5:09:58 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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