Doesn't make sense

Why isn't the Howard Government helping us by providing the money needed to vaccine all Australian horses? We are all tax payers. The government taxes our wages then taxes every thing we buy with GST tax. Our Treasurer says that our economy is great and we have a surplus of money. When ever there is a disaster overseas from natural forces such as earthquakes, floods, terrorism etc the government moves very quickly to provide financial assistance in the dollar value of millions ($1,000,000.00's) to those countries and communities that are affected. These millions of dollars that the Howard government generously gives away to show that Australia is there to help in times of need is all funded from Australian taxpayers.

Why can the government publicly make media statements pledging financial assistance in a matter of days to another countries when they need help and assistance but will not make a media statement advising that the government will fund all Australian Taxpayers horses to be vaccinated? If it's money that is the issue, lets just take the funding out of the GST tax that we all pay for our groceries, phone bills oh and the horse food that we buy which has GST tax added.

V.Atkins
Qld