Why do people rely so much on the government to help them when they know disasters are coming?
547514
they probly werent raised a hard worker. besides, with it being so easy to get the government to give them all this stuff, theres no reason for them to find a job. i say well-fare needs a strict reformation. disabled people need the help, but someone that cant find a job? why should my parents have to pay them because they're to lazy to get a job? its all politics. the politician that helps bring more equality to the nation(hmm, that sounds alot lke communism) usually gets elected.
622225
the governor and mayor both admitted they waited to long to ask for help, the president says the director of fema didnt inform him how bad it really was, everyone has a different story as they are all going to take partial blame and place the rest elsewhere.\n\nbottom line is that no one was doing their job to the best of their abilities during that terrible occurence.
1173599
People are people. Sometimes that means they need to convince themselves there's a reason they were lucky, or that they had some sort of aid to keep them going, or even that all the terrible things that happened in the 'hard times' happened for a reason ("they must have, the world couldn't be that cruel"). People have been using gods or stories about them to explain everything from the weather to lines of succession probably since before recorded history, it's not really surprising some people still need this sort of reinforcement now.
83848
I guess it depends on if you're looking at the big picture or on a smaller scale.  When you watch the news it does appear that people hate helping other people, but right here where I live people help each other every day.  There are selfish people but most of the time if someone is down and out there is always someone around to lend a helping hand.
1077908
Helping others often means TEACHING them to help themselves. There's no monetary anything in the world that can keep up with out-of-control birth rates, crime, fraud, and corruption. That's why we have so many laws in the US, to try and forestall such things from taking place in our country. That's the general idea, anyway...but until other countries adopt similar standards to those that have been upheld by our country for decades in such matters, they will continue to have the same problems that we've gone through. 'Government' implies 'to govern', or regulate or control, kind of like a speed governor on an engine prevents it from wrapping itself into a ball of oil scrap metal. If you think in terms of engines, like they talk about 'economic engines', it's also helpful to think in terms of a transmission. Gears have to mesh at a certain speed, or you'll break a bunch of stuff, possibly kill yourself, and at the very least it'll be expensive. VERY expensive. Different types of engines turn at different speeds, and different countries are involved in the global economy at different rates. Trying to run a 'slow' country too fast will do nothing less than wreck it, trying to slow a 'fast' country down will help to preserve it, even if there's a bunch of griping from the back seat. Maybe the best way to 'help' other countries is to first 'help' our own....
648737
Generally, people are concerned more about THEMSELVES than they are about anything else. That means until you are sure the rent is paid, there's food on the table and the kids are okay, you don't pay much attention to anything else. \n\nThe rich obviously have money and with money comes power. The rich use their money to influence political agendas that benefit them, with little thought of the "everyman"\n\nAs far as WHY we entrust them, I don't believe we do.  It's just that most of us don't know how, or are too lazy or self-interested to make ourselves and our opinions heard...
83291
Theoretically it is to help poor countries develop.  In reality the governments lose their autonomy by having to follow the rules of those who are "helping".  Often at the expense of the citizens and more to the reward of the "helping" country.  The biggest offender being the United States.
143485
Because, often, the people need it. Is there a government called "centralization". No offense, but it is called a unitary gov't.
3949
Unfortunately, the government does. Hence the reason they were in poor shape before Katrina and destroyed afterward.\n\nNew Orleans is/was one giant welfare state. Nearly the entire popuplation was government-dependent, and that is why most of its citizens acted so helplessly after the hurricane. This is never a problem in other cities, where citizens are proud of their self-sufficiency and laissez-faire capitalism.
1075058
It is a phenomenon called bureaucratic dysfunction. It doesn't just happen in the United States. It happens everywhere in the world. The purpose of government is to demonstrate why it is right and just for government to keep on governing. \n\nIt has been going on forever. Machiavelli railed about it in the late 1400's in Italy. That was back in the days when the DiMedici's and the Borghia's were in a virtual civil war in Italy. \n\nI personally think that people get a little weird about big government. It is a lot better for government to be big than small in SOME but not ALL cases. \n\nTaxes are oftentimes lower in big governments because governments develop infrastructure. In countries where there is no infrastructure, like Third World countries, more people get killed by all the things infrastructure protects them against. \n\nIn the United States, people can travel freely from one part of the country to the other. In third world countries, the lack of roads and access is what also causes famine, civil wars, deaths due to natural disasters. Phasing out the Highway Department would mean that people couldn't move freely, that goods and services couldn't travel freely, thereby creating shortages. \n\nIf you phased out politicians jobs, there would be no infrastructure for conflict resolution. If you phased out the health department, there would be no infrastructure for health care. And there would be no infrastructure for resolving health care issues like Medicare Part D, or health insurance. \n\nIf you want to hate government, you have a right to do that. But it is necessary, if for no other reason than to protect and maintain the infrastructure that protects us from being a third world country.
924484
Because the government dont want there own people in trouble.
381474
Are you talking ablout situations like the tsunami, where we went to there aid immediatly but when katrina hit no one lifted a finger? its because the world needs us but they do not appreciate are us, when they don't need us thay talk shi* but something bad happens and they want us to help there asses
820381
The government is (or was) established to protect the rights of the people, not to protect the people. Government is not a scam, even though most of it is a joke. I believe that our country could use a better government, not just locally, but nationally. We as a Nation and a state deserve a better government than we currently have. The government is trying to protect our rights, but we also have private domain (this includes areas of individual life that are of no business to the govt.) We have many freedoms, they just want to protect those rights.
664797
Whenever there is a need in a country from disasters the United States is there to lend a hand in whatever possible way. So, it is too much to count.
714463
Has anyone ever considered what taxes are used for?  (besides padding the politicians wallets?)  Where do you think that the money for disaster relief comes from, where do you think the money for housing and food programs comes from, where do you think the money to pay for our emergency services comes from?  We all have a part in paying for those things.  And for those people that complain about having to take care of those that aren't able to do so for themselves at any point in time in their life.  I pray that you never find yourself in such an unfortunate situation.  So many have gotten there by no fault of their own.  There are doctors and lawyers and successful business people that were at the top of their game, but unfortunate circumstances - illnesses, natural catastrophes, etc have left them with nothing and trying to start their lives over again.  Don't be so quick to judge - someday someone just may be passing judgment on you.
484316
Amnesty is the worst decision that could be made by this government, but it isn't surprising, we are in a mess abroad and now at home. We can't even sustain our own people or help them when disasters come along, and our dimwit government thinks we can support foreigners that just hop in and drain the economy more. They caused this mess and they better start cleaning it up .....and fast!
1052108
Because too many of them have taken advantage of the system.  I've been to New Orleans there are so many jobs now it is crazy.  Construction and restaurant jobs are bountiful.  My question to you is, what percentage of those "victims" ever took care of themselves before?  How many relied on the government before the storm.  Why is it that other areas devastated by the storm have begun their recovery.\nWhy should the federal government have to endow these people with never ending aid?   I have many friends who have lost everything from Katrina.  They took the feds help to get restarted and now are rebuilding their lives.  \nAt some point in time you must take care of yourself.