Tsunami devastates Pacific

[Ser Clegane]

"There are several donors who are less generous than before in a growing world economy," he said, adding that politicians in the United States and Europe "believe that they are really burdening the taxpayers too much, and the taxpayers want to give less. It's not true. They want to give more."

To that I can only say that people who would like to give more are free to do so without giving the money to the government first.
I personally use this liberty and have a better feeling donating my money directly to organizations like the Red Cross.