And if we were to abide by tribal logic where would we, as a country be?  Not better off that's for sure.  Don't give me that crap about being stewards of Mother Earth.  It's a claim that tribes have been milking for the last 50-100 years.
I know the governments have failed them so many times in the past but how about pulling up your own bootstraps without the government's  assistance?  Perhaps being a role model may have a trickle down effect.