National Disaster

Why should we pay for a NATIONAL DISASTER? wasn't it declared as such? Do all of those poor bug*ers that are suffering from the floods in Queensland have to repay the cost of the government "helping" them out in the National Disaster? I have no problem paying a SMALL levy to have continued support from the government (although i thought taxes etc covered these things too) should the government let in another "national disaster" but to be
continually punished over EI is unfair.
Repay for the help in fighting EI ? ok, it may be over ( yeah right) soon but due to bumbling in the first place it got out and went wild and we weren't allowed to have access to vaccine even if we paid for it and "they want to punish us again?
unfair
Sharon