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In reply to the discussion: Rachel had it Right, now DU is getting it wrong. [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)Bu there are things the local level can not do without help from the state level. And there are things the State government cannot do without help from the federal Government. That is why the money needs flow down, not just trickle down to the local level.
The Federal government must be big enough to supply emergency help whenever and wherever it is needed. A small government simply cannot not do that. Especially when it is hamstrung with a gridlocked Congress and wars for private profit half way around the world.
Katrina was an example of a small government at work. The bu$h administration even took Congressional obligated money from the funds set aside to repair the levies, for their war effort. Look what happened. Sandy was a government big enough to gear up to start supplying help before the storm even hit. Which is better for the people involved?