It's not about empathy, it's about realism and cost/benefit. I, for one, am not against assistance to those that are loosing their home, but that assistance ne

It's not about empathy, it's about realism and cost/benefit. I, for one, am not against assistance to those that are loosing their home, but that assistance needs to be the most efficient one. Remember, any efforts and resources being spent assisting this particular situation will be taken from some other issue yah needs them. At what point does one say it's not worth it? Venice is a beautiful city full of art and culture, but at this point it's fall seems inevitable. It's sad, but it's the way of the world, things rise, flourish and eventually fall.