T110's Olympian Thread of Comfort

The_Chieftain:   ""If we're giving free water and food, that means that families are not going to supermarkets to buy," he added. "It is affecting the economy of Puerto Rico. So we need to create a balance. With the financial assistance we're providing to families and the municipalities, they're able to go back to the normal economy.""   I'm not sure I see much of a problem with this. The biggest problems with the various hurricanes over the years hasn't been so much the damage that was done, but the fact that nobody was engaging in commerce, which means that nobody is earning money from jobs, which means continued reliance on aid. If the supermarkets really can cover the need, what's the problem?