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Americans suffer from natural and government-created disasters.

Last week, Congress passed a continuing resolution and then it turned until after the election.

When Congress reconvenes it will almost certainly pass a multi-billion dollars aid package

for those impacted by Hurricane Ian.

This spending will likely be labeled emergency.

So Congress members will not even have to pretend they are offsetting the new spending

with cuts in other lower priority programs.

The failure of Congress to offset spending on disaster relief with cuts in other programs

is one reason why I always voted against disaster aid when I was in Congress.

Even when the spending was for disasters that occurred in my district.

Of course I also opposed these bills because disaster relief is unconstitutional and in moral

as are all other income redistribution programs.

When I voted against disaster relief, my office would receive angry calls from constituents.

However, within several months many of those constituents would call back to say that

after dealing with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, they realize that disaster

victims would be better off without federal help.

Federal-leave managed disaster relief is neither efficient nor compassionate.

My office often heard from frustrated individuals whose plans to rebuild were put on

hold because of delays in getting federal assistance.

My staff and I heard many horror stories of FEMA mistreating disaster victims.

For example, FEMA was supposed to put a tarp on a house whose roof was destroyed in Hurricane

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