Ron Paul: No Federal Financial Aid for Tornado Victims

• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-05 08:18

  Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, stood by his libertarian beliefs on Sunday, saying that victims of the violent storms and tornadoes that have battered a band of states in the South and Midwest in recent days should not be given emergency financial aid from the federal government.
  "There is no such thing as federal money," Paul said, on CNN’s State of the Union. "Federal money is just what they steal from the states and steal from you and me."
  "The people who live in tornado alley, just as I live in hurricane alley, they should have insurance," Paul said.
  Paul said there was a role for the National Guard to restore order and provide care and shelter in major emergencies, but that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) led to nothing but "frustration and anger."
  "To say that any accident that happens in the country, send in FEMA, send in the money, the government has all this money—it is totally out of control and it's not efficient," Paul said.

  
  
  http://news.yahoo.com/ron-paul-no-federal-financial-aid-tornado-victims-102533838.html
  
  but Dr. Paul
  what about the time you requested millions of dollars in earmarks for your district after a hurricane?
  http://paul.house.gov/images/stories/funding_requests/22010labor.pdf
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-03-05 08:22
  I think I know why you are against him now, you know next to nothing about his policy and reasoning.
• paladin wrote on 2012-03-05 08:30
  its his opnion
  like santourm people may not like it but thats on his head
• Cynic wrote on 2012-03-05 08:32
  It's one thing to claim they should insure their houses and property, but they should never withhold money to those who were injured or lost things like food/other necessities that are unable to be insured or money.
  
  What a hypocrite.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-05 08:53

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;796603:

  I think I know why you are against him now, you know next to nothing about his policy and reasoning.

  
  
  that's funny
  actual criticism and you say someone doesn't know anything about Ron Paul
  nonetheless
  this is an article STATING his position
  and the cat made a valid question.
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-03-05 09:04

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;796638:

  that's funny
  actual criticism and you say someone doesn't know anything about Ron Paul
  nonetheless
  this is an article STATING his position
  and the cat made a valid question.

  
  
  I don't you will listen anyway, but think whatever you want.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-05 09:06
  the actual question here is
  whether or not you'll listen and actually answer the argument
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-03-05 09:10

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;796646:

  the actual question here is
  whether or not you'll listen and actually answer the argument

  
  
  Fine, but I don't hold my breath.
  
  You are responsible for your own crap, it's not on the government to take care of you when shits happen, federal government have no obligation to help these people, nor is it in the constitution.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-05 09:12

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;796651:

  Fine, but I don't hold my breath.
  
  You are responsible for your own crap, it's not on the government to take care of you when shits happen, federal government have no obligation to help these people, nor is it in the constitution.

  
  
  there you go
  the cat sees that as a valid opinion
  BUT WAIT
  the cat never said anything against that
  the article just stated his opinion
  don't understand why you were so angry in the first place
• TLCBonaparte wrote on 2012-03-05 09:13

  Quote from BobYoMeowMeow;796653:

  there you go
  the cat sees that as a valid opinion
  BUT WAIT
  the cat never said anything against that
  the article just stated his opinion
  don't understand why you were so angry in the first place

  
  
  Not angry just cranky from yesterday.
• Skye wrote on 2012-03-05 09:35

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;796654:

  Not angry just cranky from yesterday.

  
  
  You don't need to carry that over into tonight then, please.
  
  But wow. I only glanced at this earlier, but now that I've read it, I'm just blown away. The government is supposed to help the people. That's why it was made.
• Chillax wrote on 2012-03-05 09:44
  Not sure if biased article or Ron Paul is heartless.
• EndlessDreams wrote on 2012-03-05 09:48
  That is pretty messed up assuming the article is true. Good thing Ron Paul has no shot in being president, so it won't really matter.
  
  

  Quote from TLCBonaparte;796651:

  
  You are responsible for your own crap, it's not on the government to take care of you when shits happen, federal government have no obligation to help these people, nor is it in the constitution.

  
  
  With that line of thinking, Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, education loans/grants and all other social related funds should be scrapped. All those social programs are ways the government supposed to help the people when "shits happen".
  
  

  Quote from Skye;796667:

  
  But wow. I only glanced at this earlier, but now that I've read it, I'm just blown away. The government is supposed to help the people. That's why it was made.

  
  
  ^ This.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-03-05 09:51

  Quote from Chillax;796678:

  Not sure if biased article or Ron Paul is heartless.

  
  
  not really
  Ron Paul's policy is less federal help
  instead local and state governments are responsible for what happens
• Meikeru wrote on 2012-03-05 09:56
  From what I've heard on the forums, Ron Paul seems to want a form of the Articles of Confederation.