Yes, his was an emptive response. I defended DeVos at the time and have defended her here other times. He has a tribal and geographic connection with her and chose to imagine that I am a critic of hers rather than answering a simple question.
I articulate a communitarian philosophy all the time in explaining why I support taxpayer funding of parks, libraries, partnerships with private non-profits and many other things at the state and local levels. I enthusiastically support such things.
Why do we want the federal government subsidizing Special Olympics?