Absolutely, De. And not only money ... our communities here in Texas not only pay in coin, but also in degraded quality of life - the beaten down diseases that are reintroduced, the increased criminal activity, the deaths (everything from drunk driving accidents to murders), the health and educational resources that are pulled away from our citizens, etc. WE are NOT the world's nanny. If the leaders of D.C., NYC, Chicago ... and coming soon: LA, Boston, Seattle, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Denver, Portland? ... say they want to play Mary Poppins - then so be it. We will gladly assist them in achieving their greatest desire.
The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. ~ D.H. Lawrence