Bigger Government Isn't the Answer

An economist gives an excellent analysis of the failure of government response to Hurricane Katrina, and in two pithy pages shows why bigger government isn't the answer. (PDF document)

It's interesting to see how many people are slow to give (time, money, possessions from their abundance) in these situations. I've heard a number of people say something like, "The Feds are helping them, and I pay my taxes." So one of the ugly, unintended consequences of big government spending is that people are calloused into giving less themselves.