In a perfect world, there would not be government assistance. But much as I hate to be the bearer of bad news, it is not a perfect world. I know... hard to deal w/ that truth but truth just the same
I just don't get it why we should have massive sympathy and empathy for the Harvey victims but NOT for those who have experienced OTHER kinds of disasters. I know someone who was very neglected/abused as a child, was very messed up as a result, and (BIG SURPRISE) got involved with bad people... got rather "mental" b/c of all that, PTSD and other stuff... wants to work but has a hard time finding a job because, frankly, the person is a little odd and employers are put off by that and do not hire. The person lost everything at one point, never got back on track... depression, etc...
There are many "storms" in life. Having no family or friends is probably the biggest one of all.
they are the people who... when the neighbors search out victims to save from the flood, the neighbors on finding the person say, 'Oh, it's just you" and leave him where he is at to go find someone worthy of saving (yes, I am being rather jocular here, but barely)