I don't believe they should handle everything, but government assistance is a necessary part of the equation regarding disaster response. People should take the initiative and prepare better i agree, but that doesn't mean that the government can't help. It's this fend for yourself belief that is destroying our country. If you are not prepared to help another person in a time of crisis then why are you even living in a society? Society is about cooperation and inclusion, if you start to turn your backs on people then why not go live with your family somewhere where you don't have to worry about anyone else and you can just be all about yourself.
Again, you missed my whole point of my first post. While government assistance may be needed in a time of crisis it is not the fault of government when they are slow to respond. People just expected government to be there to handle everything. That is not the job of government. The private sector does a much better job than the government could ever hope to achieve. It's the fend for yourself that brought our country to greatness in the first place. Government intervention into forcing people to help only creates disillusion, confusion, and disunity among the people; that is exactly what most government programs do and cause to our populace. I and people like 333 don't turn our backs on people; we just help people that are willing to help themselves. To help people that refuse to help themselves is redundant at best. Please don't come t me with underprivileged children or ththe disabled etc. You know what I mean.
Atlas Shrugged, go read it gentlemen. KC, even in that book Ayn Rand had your philosophy figured out. Even if you don't agree it's a great read so I highly recommend it!
