'They don't deserve anything': GOP senator Tuberville says CA wildfire victims shouldn't get aid

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Every year CA gives illegal aliens around $40 billlion dollars in freebies and spends practically nothing on fire prevention.

jan 14 2025 In response, Tuberville flatly rejected the idea of sending aid to wildfire victims.

"We shouldn't be. They got 40 million people in that state and they vote in these imbeciles in office and they continue to do it. And there's a very small part of them in that state that's doing it," said Tuberville.

He added that California has many Republicans who are "good people" and that he "hate it for them."

"They are just overwhelmed by these inner-city, woke posses with the people that vote for them. I don't mind sending them some money, but unless they show that they're going to change their ways and get back to building dams and storing water, doing the maintenance with the brush and the trees — everything that everybody else does in the country and they don't do it — they don't deserve anything, to be honest with you unless they show us they're going to make some changes," said Tuberville.
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Phantasmal said:
They pay 8.5 billion in taxes, do they cost more than they contribute?
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The estimated cost of the LA wildfire so far ranges widely based on current estimates and future updates.

Preliminary estimates suggested damage costs could be between $135 billion and $150 billion.

However, more recent updates have increased these estimates to as high as $250 billion to $275 billion.

Additionally, insured losses are expected to exceed $8 billion, with some projections reaching up to $20 billion.


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Text Drivers are Killers said:
Are you talking about illegals? Of course they cost more than they contribute. 5 million illegal alien kids in CA schools. Right there you have $100 billion.
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Show your evidence there are 5 million undocumented children in CA schools, that is the total in CA schools, are you saying they are all undocumented?

Show your evidence. I think you are a liar.
 
Given the available information, it's unlikely that California's direct contributions to the U.S. Treasury in 2024 would singularly offset the projected costs of wildfires that year. The costs associated with wildfires including federal disaster relief, insurance payouts, and other economic impacts go beyond what the state contributes to the federal government in taxes.


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Text Drivers are Killers said:
Every year CA gives illegal aliens around $40 billlion dollars in freebies and spends practically nothing on fire prevention.


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I can certainly understand the sentiment. Let's look at some quick numbers: if the damages total $300 billion, divided among California's estimated 20 million taxpayers, that's roughly $15,000 per taxpayer. While this might seem substantial at first glance, like any significant expense, the cost would be spread out over time, making it quite manageable with fairly small sacrifices for Californians. Especially considering all of the ridiculous spending for crazy policies could easily be cut, if the public makes their voices heard. I'm not advocating for this approach, but I'm also not dismissing it outright. If California decides to rebuild with a host of environmentally-focused regulations, I would simply highlight this basic math and wish them luck.

What's with all the lines through the text?
 
I seem to recall hearing that "California boasts one of the largest economies in the world"...

Grok says, "California's economy ranks as the fifth largest in the world when considering its GDP, which is not included in the top 10 national economies but is significant in terms of regional economies:

  • California's economy is often cited as being the fifth largest globally, behind the US, China, Germany, and Japan"

:dunno:

California receives a significant amount of federal aid annually, with the exact figures varying by fiscal year.

For example, according to data from fiscal year 2021, California received approximately $143.7 billion in federal transfers, which included funds for both state and local governments within the state. This figure represented an increase of 19.1% from the previous year, making up 12.8% of all federal government transfers to states for that year

In the fiscal year 2024-2025, California's state budget included nearly $96 billion in federal funds, accounting for 36% of the total state budget. Information from early 2025 suggests that California has now received $152.8 billion in federal funding for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, which is 33.9% of the state's budget.

However, the final amount will depend on federal policy changes and specific disaster relief funds.

California's fiscal year 2024-2025 started on July 1, 2024, and ends on June 30, 2025.



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