Yeah, I could draw this same analogy about gun control or anything else. That's a very narrow action-reaction paradigm though. I'd argue the outcome is because

Yeah, I could draw this same analogy about gun control or anything else. That's a very narrow action-reaction paradigm though. I'd argue the outcome is because we don't directly see the effect of the poor who lose their home (and if we do see poor people "it was probably their own fault"). If you could observe the outcome directly (which would require one to dive into the specific subject), I'd wager you'd have either compassion, or you'd be among the exceptional 1% of psychopaths in the world. By keeping it abstract and non-personal, we are able to cope with such tragedy.