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No, that isn't what Bobby Jindal or conservatives mean when they talk about smaller government and states' rights.



Whether you agree with them or not (& I don't) the argument they make is to keep the money, government services (state government) & the responsibility for citizens well-being local.



Instead of citizens paying taxes to the federal government, citizens would pay taxes only locally (city, county, state), where citizens would have a much more direct experience of what the money is being used for. Republicans believe that as a result of citizens only paying local taxes, they would only have to pay for what they need, what directly affects & benefits them. They believe that this would result in their paying less, having more control, more say & more participation in their government, & be better able to direct resources to where they're needed.



That's one part of their argument.



The other part, why you're wrong about what Jindal is doing, is this:



That because this isn't how government operates now, there are policies and systems in place for how government (both federal & state, & local authorities) responds to an emergency like this. The procedures for the response to this catastrophe were laid out long ago & based on agreements between the federal & state & local agencies -- "You (state government) are being given X-amount of money to perform A, B & C in the event of a major oil spill, and We (the federal government) retain X-amount of
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