There was a time in this nation that had the Federal government suggested sending disaster aid, the people the aid was meant for would tell them to "go to hell" because they can handle it themselves.
That's actually not true. The settlement and expansion of the United States is filled with instances of government assistance, programs, and outright giveaways (i.e., the Homestead Act and the Louisianna Purchase).
This is a crazy statement. I don't know of any fellow citizens that trusts this corporate government in any way whatever. We have no say in how money is spent, or where the State sends our children to engage in warfare.
The government doesn't give a damn about people. People are responsibile for themselves and each other.
The ONLY reason the government does anything at all for the "masses" is to prevent them from rioting. Other than that, "the government" merely supports American wage slavery.