-- Throwing more good money after bad is something all nations do when confronted with the SAME problem that persists...is STILL moral in its solution and people SCREAM and SCREECH for a solution which is NOT moral.
Examples: HIV/AIDS, out-of-wedlock births, rampant divorce, drug addiction, homelessness, failing mortgages, alcoholism, child abuse, pornography, prostitution. The list goes on and on and on.
We humans haven't changed ONE IOTA over the millenia. The problems that persist are still basically moral.
Katrina spending goes down the sewer into corrupt pockets. That is what led to the failed dams, chaos in the rescue missions and failure in the recovery programs.
-- Saturday morning armchair quarterbacking here.
- A loss of shame on the part of those who are able of body and mind who are content to be supported by the hard work of others while they engage in profligate actions. This is the epidemic addiction to what I call 'OPM' - 'other people's money.'