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Fint, Let me ask an uncomfortable question directly to avoid hemming and hawing.
If there's a difference in response in rebuilding areas, how much of that is because of expected economic return? I know people live in hard-hit areas, but what did they provide to other people outside of those areas such that they would want the government to make it a priority to rebuild?
In other words, what is the industry of the mountainous areas that the rest of the state and country are desperate to get going again using public funds? There's the human interest, of course, but since when has the government ever done anything just because it was the right thing to do, and not because it was of economic or political value?
Edit: The question on industry sounded rhetorical but is genuine--what comes out of the area that makes money for wealthy people or the government?
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