Trump to sign executive order "maybe getting rid of FEMA" (2 Viewers)

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    cuddlemonkey said:
    Who has the resources, Joe? State and local officials have the lay of the land. What they don't have are resources in the middle of a damn natural disaster. Do you think states struggling to rebuild have more resources than the federal government? No, clearly they don't. The federal government can provide financial, material, and knowledge resources that state governments simply cannot provide, and only an ignorant fool would think otherwise.
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    I don’t believe I suggested withholding resources. It’s a question of how those resources are deployed and who is in charge.
     
    TampaJoe said:
    It is primarily the states job to prepare and plan for disasters. Who do you think is in a better position? So when disaster hits, who is in a better position to assess what is needed to recover? Who is in a better position to know and understand what is needed in that community? Who knows the infrastructure better than locals? Who has a better picture of the “lay of the land”? Governors and Mayors. That is their responsibility. They should be driving the effort to restore services and rebuild their communities.

    FEMA, in my view, should play a support role. I have no issue with standard controls over fraud to prevent abuse. That’s good business. What concerns me is having more than one person in charge of the recovery. FEMA isn’t designed or setup to coordinate the recovery effort.

    That’s how it should operate in my view. Streamline the responsibility and streamline the effort.
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    Reading comprehension is not your strong suit......"Lay of the Land" doesn't mean much if they don't have the resources and/or ability to deploy them effectively because they were also victims of the disaster......
     
    TampaJoe said:
    I don’t believe I suggested withholding resources. It’s a question of how those resources are deployed and who is in charge.
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    Where are the resources coming from without Fema? Sometimes we need big brother
     
    cuddlemonkey said:
    Who has the resources, Joe? State and local officials have the lay of the land. What they don't have are resources in the middle of a damn natural disaster. Do you think states struggling to rebuild have more resources than the federal government? No, clearly they don't. The federal government can provide financial, material, and knowledge resources that state governments simply cannot provide, and only an ignorant fool would think otherwise.
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    Not to worry, the private sector always does everything better and more efficiently.

    Now, where did I put my sarcasm button?
     
    SFIDC3 said:
    Reading comprehension is not your strong suit......"Lay of the Land" doesn't mean much if they don't have the resources and/or ability to deploy them effectively because they were also victims of the disaster......
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    Nvmd the fact that States that are prone to disasters are subsidizing small insurance companies because BIG insurance companies have abandoned those States! Homeowners insurance cost more than the home these days, add to that the specific ins you have to add depending on where you live i.e. (fire, flood, tornado). You know, FEMA Insurance Programs.
     
    SFIDC3 said:
    Reading comprehension is not your strong suit......"Lay of the Land" doesn't mean much if they don't have the resources and/or ability to deploy them effectively because they were also victims of the disaster......
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    I never suggested withholding resources from the federal government.
     
    TampaJoe said:
    You clearly have trouble with reading comprehension.
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    you didn't answer a single question I posted so it's clear you are simply not interested in any sort of discussion.

    Especially a discussion where all of your knowledge comes from anecdotal stories as opposed to actual research and facts.
     
    faceman said:
    Where are the resources coming from without Fema? Sometimes we need big brother
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    That's not the point, since the resources come from Americans. The problem is that if an area gets hit hard, then subsequently loses a lot of its ability to generate revenue for a period of time, then it needs a helping hand until it recovers. Then later that area's citizens will give that helping hand when another place that is hit. I know regions will band together to help each other, but it will further weaken the nation's bond. In the long term, this weakening of the federal government will lead to a splintering of the nation, and eventually we'll divide into separate nations.
     

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