How Romney and Ryan Would Severely Impair Disaster Relief Efforts

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http://thinkprogress.org/election/2012/10/28/1102471/romney-ryan-disaster-relief/ ..SNIP.. At least three times, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan have publicly demanded that the federal government only disburse disaster relief funding if Congress agreed to offsetting budget cuts elsewhere. This would hold desperately-needed disaster relief funding hostage unless Congress agreed to cuts elsewhere in the budget, an extraordinarily difficult prospect even in normal circumstances.

Though GOP Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) became the public face of such intransigence in the wake of natural disaster last year, Romney and Ryan have repeatedly made clear they agree with Cantor’s position.

Last year, after a major tornado and flood struck the United States, Romney was asked in a debate about federal disaster relief funding. Romney not only called to “send it back to the private sector,” but also said it would be “immoral” for the federal government to fund disaster relief efforts without cutting the budget elsewhere. “It makes no sense at all,” Romney concluded. Watch it:

[Ilsa]

1. People like RMoney and Ryan think

Everyone should be prepared and not require any help. The Mormon prepping business is based on it to a degree, and Ryan's philosopher Ayn Rand insists on it. If you aren't prepared, just die, according to them.
How very Christian of them.

[elleng]

2. Thanks. Watching.

and see this:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021654987