That sounds worrying like a gubmint euphemism for "unlikely to actually get off the ground" or possibly "top of the pile when the next round of cuts are announced".
It should be plain to see that humans frequently deal with the flood of emotions created by an event such as this with humour. It doesn't mean we don't feel sympathy for those affected.
If my hypothetical daughter were to spill some milk, I'm fairly sure it wouldn't fuck an ecosystem over or wreck too many people's livelihoods. Forgive my arse.