I think it's a valid conversation to have in parallel when the people/politicians in these places are pulling expensive political stunts that do nothing but stoke the ever-increasing polarization of our nation... only to turn around and shamelessly ask for aide in such a situation.

Sorry, but it's a bad look.

> expensive political stunts

Yeah wouldn't mind losing this $120B if they had saved that $600k, amirite?

FEMA subsidizes all kinds of wealthy people, Florida MAGAs and NYC Davosers alike.

I tried to be very careful about what I said, and how I said it.

As with many others here, I pay a great deal of taxes, by any measure. I do not want my contribution (_our_ contributions) to be used to hurt people for the purpose of hurting people.

This is not a "flamewar thing". DeSantis chose to hurt people to accrue power to himself. Given the gifts and the fortune that we have inherited, if we cannot speak truth to power, then it would be better had we never been born.

Sorry, not sorry?

"Sorry, not sorry" is exactly a flamewar thing. You're not "speaking truth to power." First, as I pointed out you're factually incorrect. Second, who do you think is reading your HN thread that has power over the governor of Florida? So you're literally speaking lies to the powerless. Sick.

I think the relevance is that it’s solid evidence that: governments make bad decisions