The reaction of average Americans with Houston made me proud. Florida will do the same.
What Maher doesn't get.....
An unfortunate part of human nature but it will always exist.
Posted on 09/09/2017 2:43:45 PM PDT by Ennis85
HBO host Bill Maher complained that it "seems a little unfair" for residents of conservative states like Texas to rely on federal assistance in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
"These places that got flooded, like Texas, okay, they have a low tax base," Maher said on his show "Real Time" on Friday. "So, the federal government bails them out. Their governors, their legislators they don’t believe in climate science."
"It seems like the responsible folks in this country, the people who pay a little more taxes and the people who believe in climate change are bailing out the people who hate government, except when they need government when they’re in trouble," he continued. "That seems a little unfair."
“Suddenly, socialism is not such a bad idea when you’re standing in toxic floodwater.”
Maher's comments came just two weeks after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southeast Texas, bringing with it historic floodwaters that devastated the Gulf Coast.
Congress voted this week to approve a stopgap spending measure that, in addition to keeping the government running past September, included more than $15 billion for hurricane and emergency relief.
Some conservatives, like Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), have faced criticism recently for pleading for federal assistance in the region, despite voting against a more than $50 billion relief package in 2012 for victims of Hurricane Sandy, which struck New York and New Jersey.
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“With socialism, everybody can stand in government provided toxic floodwater equally!”
Great point. Pretty simple huh.
I saw a comment like that up thread and meant to get back to it and compliment the thought. Got sidetracked.
I just love that the Hurricane has become a political tool to the left and ATM for politicians as ALL people suffer in these devastating storms. So many can FOAD.
And how is socialism a better idea when standing in toxic floodwater?
Does some idiot think socialism would protect them from that?
Bingo!
What does socialism have to do with not standing in such water? Socialism causes it more often than not.
Hey Bill, factor in the oil, gas, natural gas, shipping and manufactoring that comes out of Texas and your analysis seems silly.
Moron! Liberal Socialists should love disasters. They make everyone EQUAL- equally miserable. And who do people call for help, aid, supplies and funds? Not liberal socialists-evil Capitalists who(if the Socialists had their way) would not exist. Then all would be in perpetual misery.
HEB and Valero gas have been very generous to Texas.
Billy was born in a toxic floodwater. It’s been downhill for him ever since.
lol
I really hate Maher. I once went to a party in NYC that he was invited to - he brought along a hooker. Classy guy.
9/11...NYC...a Marxist city and state...big,big money (fully justified).Hurricane Andrew...FL voted for BillyBob...big,big money (fully justified).California...Marxist state....big,big money for various brush fires,droughts,mudslides,earthquakes (fully justified)...
OK,so he brought his mother.Did he bring a date as well?
A drug-addled wolverine.
The reaction of average Americans with Houston made me proud. Florida will do the same.
What Maher doesn't get.....
An unfortunate part of human nature but it will always exist.
Where’s the socialism, Phil?
The left seems to have little Idea what Socialism is.
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