[steve50]

There's been disasters since man began. Only recently has he depended on government to save him from them. The feds got the job on a cost+ basis, too good to refuse.

[wimpycat]

Your response doesn't answer the larger question as to how would Idahoans recover after a natural disaster without federal disaster relief in today's modern society. These are very practical questions that must be asked and answered, instead of waxing nostalgic after the good-old days before federal assistance and laying blame.