re: #136 lawhawk

Meanwhile, this story crossed my path and I just had to chuckle.

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The GOP are the same ones who fucked with disaster aid after 9/11. After Sandy. After Katrina. Delaying disaster aid when it is most needed. That’s a core service of the government - the federal government - and the GOP simply doesn’t care.

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And I’d like to point out that Cantor-Fitzgerald, that “horrible Wall Street crony etc.” firm where Obama is audaciously going to speak for $400,000 later this year (dashing the hope and resolve of everyone from BoBers to rightwingers…)

The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund provided $10 million to families affected by Hurricane Sandy. Howard Lutnick and the Relief Fund “adopted” 19 elementary schools in impacted areas, distributing $1,000 prepaid debit cards to each family from the schools.

In total $10 million in funds were given to families affected by the storm.
Two days after the 2013 Moore tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma, killing 24 people and injuring hundreds, Howard Lutnick pledged to donate $2 million to families affected by the tornado. The donation was given out in the form of $1,000 debit cards given out to area families.

Each year, on September 11, Cantor Fitzgerald and its affiliate BGC Partners donate 100% of their revenue to charitable causes on their annual Charity Day which was originally established to raise money to assist the families of Cantor employees who died in the World Trade Center attacks.Since its inception, Charity Day has raised $110 million for charities globally.