"These people need the support and genorosity of the general...

"These people need the support and genorosity of the general public!"

I am more than happy for the government to spend taxpayer money on rebuilding, that is not the point.

The point is, Wayne Swan less than two years ago handed out $11 billion on top of all the other wasted stimulus spending. Now there is nothing left for an emergency such as this. Slowly but surely the taxes will need to pile on for their incompetence.