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When we had a winter storm flood tide in March
of '93 it was FEMA that came to our rescue.
FEMA provided millions of dollars in grants to those that did not have insurance and sent in teams of inspecters to help the local governments. FEMA paid for most of the LG overtime during the cleanup phase. FEMA people do a lot of good.
"Lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater!"
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That may be the most brainwashed statement I've ever seen posted...
If FEMA were eliminated, and that tax money returned to those it's extorted from, it would pay for insurance and probably some leftover. But more to the point: don't you believe in personal responsibility?
I have insurance on the things that need to be insured. But if, say, I were to drop insurance on my car, and it got totalled, I wouldn't ask or expect anyone to fix it for me, and I don't think it's right to be forced to pay for someone else doing the same thing.
Plus, I don't understand the logic of having all of us taxed to keep paying for people to rebuild their homes on a KNOWN FLOOD PLAIN so that it will be destroyed again, and rebuilt again, at our expense.
There is a city called Guerneville in Sonoma County on the Russian River. The people build their houses directly on the riverbed. Must be a great place to live in the summer. However, guess what happens in the winter?
A couple of years ago, there was a woman on TV crying while being interviewed. I quote, "We've been flooded out 6 times in the last 8 years! We're thinking about moving!"
Note that during the '90s, over half a Billion(!) of OUR tax dollars was spent rebuilding these people's houses. But, of course, that river isn't going to flood again, right?
And the same thing for people who live on any major river, or live in hurricane country, or whatever. Where I live, it's earthquakes.
FEMA is yet another way for people to delegate their responsibilities, as well as the rights of EVERYONE, to another federal government program.
No thanks.
-Troy