Long Lines At State Offices For Low-Income Aid; Confusion About Food Stamps

"Long lines formed early Monday morning outside [Connecticut] state Department of Social Services field offices, as low-income residents sought one-time payments for losses incurred during Tropical Storm Irene.

 

[Hartford Courant]

Why should ANY of us be FORCED by the government to provide aid to these people?  Yes, I'm sympathetic to their plight, but we have church and civic welfare organizations to help.  Why should we pay for the woman who left her home with windows open as the hurricane approached?  Why should WE pay for food in her refrigerator that rotted because power was off?  No government organization paid me a dime when hurricane Charlie hit our home in Punta Gorda, Florida in 2004 and we had over $100,000 in damages.

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