Thursday, April 21, 2011

I'm curious

In this cycle of Republican rhetoric for less "big government", lower taxes, and the prevailing sentiment that the states should be better able to take care of themselves, am I the only one who thought it ironic that the Governor of Texas is seeking Federal funds to help cover the cost of disaster relief in his state? Maybe I'm wrong and off-base, I just thought I would put it out there.
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  1. UnknownApril 21, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    What happened in Texas?

    If states don't have funds for normal activities, disasters probably won't be in the budget either, (if they ever are). And I think maybe disaster relief would trump normal activity if it was severe enough.

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  2. JaredCohenApril 21, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    Jennifer: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/18/us-texas-wildfires-idUSTRE73H3QL20110418?feedType=RSS&feedName=domesticNews&ca=go2

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  3. Michelle MApril 24, 2011 at 7:30 PM

    It is not uncommon for Republicans to bitch about the federal government giving out stimulus packages and then using it freely in their state to boost their economies. This happened in 2009 and 2010 a bunch, watch some old Rachel Maddow episodes and she'll explain it well. She put together footage and documents of Republican congressmen and women that denounced the stimulus package money but then later claimed it was very helpful in their state. Hypocritical is the word I'm looking for here. But despite that, I think its hard to look for in-state resources when there's a federal government that can pay for stuff. I mean, then they have to reevaluate budgets, cut spending here and place it there; all unnecessary work when the Federal government can do it for them.

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