From whence came the principle that our Federal Government ought to protect people from unpleasantness? Where is it written in the Constitution?
Consider the hurricane that devastated parts of (mainly) New Jersey last year. Sandy, was it? Mother nature comes along and destroys a lot of personal property, kills some people.
So what?
If I am considering the purchase of property or a residence along the shoreline, then hadn't I better consider the risk - even if it's a slight one - of there being a Big Wave at some time that will wipe out my stuff? And if I choose to buy that property, shouldn't I purchase insurance against the possibility that it will happen? What does this have to do with the federal Government?
So the storm and the wave come along, destroying my stuff. On what basis do I go to the Federal Taxpayers (everyone else) to indemnify ME, who chose to build on this site, and chose not to get (adequate) insurance. Fuck me!
Look back at the horrible events of September 11, 2001. Crazy Muslim extremists crash a couple planes into the world trade center towers; 3,000 people (more or less) are killed.
So what? People are killed in car accidents every day - sometimes through the fault of uninsured motorists. EVERYONE has an obligation to decide whether or not to buy life insurance, and if they don't then shame on them if they get killed. Period. Regardless of how it happens. Maybe, if they are lucky, they will get run over by a MICROSOFT delivery truck, so their heirs can sue Bill Gates, but maybe not. Not my problem.
It wasn't MY fault (I'm a U.S. taxpayer). Why should I have to pay these people millions of dollars each to assauge their pain? Fuck their pain! They all had - or should have had - life insurance, right? What makes this MY responsibility? Did the Government guarantee the safety of everyone flying around over U.S. soil? Where is that written?
Where in the Constitution does it say that if something bad happens to you, Congress is going to bail you out with other people's money? I missed that section in my reading of it.
The examples are endless. Hurrican Katrina. Jesus Fucking Christ, if you choose to live in New Orleans, you ASSUME THE RISK of getting flooded out! If you can't bear that risk, or can't afford flood insurance, LIVE SOMEPLACE ELSE! The flood insurance is subsidized in any event, and you aren't charged what you should be anyway.
But don't piss and moan when the Government doesn't cover your losses - be a fucking MAN for Chrissake!
And I have news for all you fukkers who are living on the San Andreas Fault. YOU ARE RUNNING THE RISK OF HAVING ALL OF YOUR SHIT DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE!
Don't come to the other taxpayers when it happens and demand to be made whole! WE didn't choose to live on a fault line! You did! Deal with it. If you can't bear that risk and can't afford insurance, live someplace else, and leave me out of it!
Again, where does Congress get the authority to take MY money and pay it out to people who failed to provide for the risks of their own lives?
Consider the hurricane that devastated parts of (mainly) New Jersey last year. Sandy, was it? Mother nature comes along and destroys a lot of personal property, kills some people.
So what?
If I am considering the purchase of property or a residence along the shoreline, then hadn't I better consider the risk - even if it's a slight one - of there being a Big Wave at some time that will wipe out my stuff? And if I choose to buy that property, shouldn't I purchase insurance against the possibility that it will happen? What does this have to do with the federal Government?
So the storm and the wave come along, destroying my stuff. On what basis do I go to the Federal Taxpayers (everyone else) to indemnify ME, who chose to build on this site, and chose not to get (adequate) insurance. Fuck me!
Look back at the horrible events of September 11, 2001. Crazy Muslim extremists crash a couple planes into the world trade center towers; 3,000 people (more or less) are killed.
So what? People are killed in car accidents every day - sometimes through the fault of uninsured motorists. EVERYONE has an obligation to decide whether or not to buy life insurance, and if they don't then shame on them if they get killed. Period. Regardless of how it happens. Maybe, if they are lucky, they will get run over by a MICROSOFT delivery truck, so their heirs can sue Bill Gates, but maybe not. Not my problem.
It wasn't MY fault (I'm a U.S. taxpayer). Why should I have to pay these people millions of dollars each to assauge their pain? Fuck their pain! They all had - or should have had - life insurance, right? What makes this MY responsibility? Did the Government guarantee the safety of everyone flying around over U.S. soil? Where is that written?
Where in the Constitution does it say that if something bad happens to you, Congress is going to bail you out with other people's money? I missed that section in my reading of it.
The examples are endless. Hurrican Katrina. Jesus Fucking Christ, if you choose to live in New Orleans, you ASSUME THE RISK of getting flooded out! If you can't bear that risk, or can't afford flood insurance, LIVE SOMEPLACE ELSE! The flood insurance is subsidized in any event, and you aren't charged what you should be anyway.
But don't piss and moan when the Government doesn't cover your losses - be a fucking MAN for Chrissake!
And I have news for all you fukkers who are living on the San Andreas Fault. YOU ARE RUNNING THE RISK OF HAVING ALL OF YOUR SHIT DESTROYED BY AN EARTHQUAKE!
Don't come to the other taxpayers when it happens and demand to be made whole! WE didn't choose to live on a fault line! You did! Deal with it. If you can't bear that risk and can't afford insurance, live someplace else, and leave me out of it!
Again, where does Congress get the authority to take MY money and pay it out to people who failed to provide for the risks of their own lives?