Flooding in australia.

[rabosi]

I think our welfare system contributes to the sense of entitlement some people have. When you get a government handout without some form of reciprocation, I think eventually some people will get lazy and some will scam. Haiti has been getting world aid for so long it appears that is all they know.
I think the New York city snow was an entirely different issue though. For one thing if you pay for a service (snow cleanup) via taxes then it is reasonable to expect that service be performed. Probably folks could have tried digging their streets out but with over 20 inches on the ground probably not practical especially considering people in the US are generally not conditioned for it.