HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/03/in-disaster-relief-bigger-government-isnt-always-better/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:04:12 -0400In disaster relief, bigger government isn't always better<![CDATA[To argue in favor of smaller or less costly government is not to demand no government at all. Opposition to, say, the federal government granting $505,000 to a thriving company that makes pet toothpaste and shampoo doesn&#8217;t lead inexorably to opposing disaster relief. Calls for reforming a Medicare program that is at least $38 trillion in debt aren&#8217;t tantamount to saying that the storm-stricken people of New York and New Jersey should be on their own. &#8230;]]>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 20:17:59 -0400<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/03/in-disaster-relief-bigger-government-isnt-always-better-n280378