"the Three Presidents ask the country to give cash" - why doesn't

[Pallas180]

Bush cancel his tax rebates to the rich and his 9 billion dollar gift to the oil companies.

Let them give....let the government spend OUR money on N.O. that they have collected instead of giving it to bush oil, pharma, enron
buddies.

America now robs the poor and gives to the rich.

Bill,you better not ask for one dime from the people.

[BlueJac]

1. We Three Kings

More like get together to plan a money campaign from the poor for the poor. The top 1% will not give!

[Humor_In_Cuneiform]

2. Anyone remeber Bush Sr.'s Thousand Points of Light which

was supposed to substitute for government programs to help those who couldn't help themselves? Meaning a lot of individuals were supposed to voluntarily donate to help them.

Problem is you can't count on those points to come through and come through at the right time.

IOW, it was bs.

[ReadTomPaine]

3. It's like some extortion scheme. "Send cash now or we'll let them drown"

Our taxes should already cover a portion of these expenses via simple disaster planning, so donations could and should also consist of material supplies or similar immediate use items.

At this time, I think there's a strong argument to be made that material donations are of more use during initial stages of the disaster, and cash would be preferred later, during possible reconstruction.

Monetary donations are useful I'm sure, but the demand for "cash only" surely does raise an eyebrow, esp. when FEMA is telling people to send the checks to Pat Robertson.

[Pallas180]

18. WEll put RTP, I'm sending clothes and canned food, cereal, anything

that can be eaten right out of the box or can.

[doc03]

4. I pay my taxes and they have been used to support an

illegal war in Iraq, why in the hell should I give cash for this when it is the governments job to provide for the people of the US not Iraq?

[trof]

5. And Bill just goes along.

He has lost me.

[Rainscents]

6. He want us to give money (which I have), so he don't have to give

money. He did the same bullshit to Tsunami. Mr. Bush, we are on to your bullshit!

[bribri16]

7. Roll back the tax cuts to the wealthy, and credit interest rates to the

working poor and people would gladly give. But as it is, working people are catching hell trying to pay off those exhorbidant interest rates and now those high gasoline costs.

[tsuki]

8. Let's start by cancelling the 1.5 billion welfare grant that DeLay

wrote to the oil companies on the energy bill.

[Pallas180]

13. 9 billion to oil companies...

for what reason?

[spartan61]

9. I'm so glad that you posted this.

I was beginning to feel like a cheapskate because I don't want to donate. (I did donate to the tsunami victims.) I feel as you do. I have paid my taxes and that money is being used to wage an illegal war in Iraq. I will donate when the tax cuts for the wealthy are rescinded. I will donate when that terrible Medicare Drug Bill is cancelled or when Big Oil decides that their profits are obscene. Until then, this government will have just have to find the resources it needs without my help.

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[DemBones DemBones]

10. Not to mention that THEY have money THEY could give,

much more than we do. Poppy Bush has TONS of money.

[jbane]

11. DO Not let politics get in the way of helping people.

How would you like to say
"Bill,you better not ask for one dime from the people."
to a woman standing knee deep in filthy water holding a baby that is hours away from deyhdrating.
She does not care about your damn politics.
Send em a fucking check for petes sake!

[Pallas180]

14. That's the point. FEMA -Homeland Security-First Responders

WHICH WE HAVE PAID FOR are allowing people to stand in contaminated mud and water because "those people" are too dangerous to go and get.

Who and what do you want to donate to.

Tell you what. You donate your dollars.

I;'ll send food and clothes

so that those bastids like Robertson and the Red Cross cant waylay the money, like they have in the past, dear.

[Pallas180]

16. That's not politics. It;s common sense. When you see the money going

into someone's deep pockets, dont send money.

The tsunami victims have not received 1/10th of the money. It's going into corruption.

[Lars39]

15. They are essentially trying to privatize FEMA.

Trying to get us to donate the money is just another way of shirking their responsibilities. I'm wondering if FEMA can even be salvaged after all this. Who's going to trust them ever again? They've lowered expectations on what FEMA is capable of now.

[Pallas180]

17. First Responders, my ass. They took the buses for themselves

and refused to go in to get people - FEMA refused to send them, cuase First Responders were more important than the people who were 3/4 drowned already.

God bless New York Cops and Fireman. Now THAT is First Responders

[EVDebs]

19. The Top Heavy Society "It's a lot of hard work...patience and resolve"

You can have a democracy or great wealth, but you cannot have both--
Louis Brandeis

Bush chose great wealth. We'll be paying for that choice.

[Pallas180]

20. this thread should be nominated...it's informative.

:)

[MichiganVote]

21. My money is in my gas tank Bush, no thanks to you