[Wildcatk23]

What say you?

[vundy33]

lol, of course, no question.

[Hoot Gibson]

FEMA should provide relief because that is its current mission - but FEMA should be dismantled ASAP. This country is more than $15 trillion dollars in debt and each American's share of that debt is already greater than that of the Greeks' individual share of their country's debt. Greeks have alreay been rioting in the streets for months because their government has been forced to slash government services.

Relief for victims of natural disasters should be distributed at the state level, if at all. Every government service that can be delivered by the state should be delivered by the state because it is more efficient and state elected officials are more accountable to voters. Government agencies need to be scaled back to allow charitable organizations like the Red Cross to take on the larger role that they once had. The sooner the better because we will soon not be able to afford federal agencies like FEMA.

The federal government should only be involved in proving relief to victims of natural disasters when the disaster threatens national security or when the federal government was in some way responsible for the victim's plight (such as a poorly designed interstate bridge or dam collapsing.)

[Wildcatk23]

FEMA should provide relief because that is its current mission - but FEMA should be dismantled ASAP. This country is more than $15 trillion dollars in debt and each American's share of that debt is already greater than that of the Greeks' individual share of their country's debt. Greeks have alreay been rioting in the streets for months because their government has been forced to slash government services.

Relief for victims of natural disasters should be distributed at the state level, if at all. Every government service that can be delivered by the state should be delivered by the state because it is more efficient and state elected officials are more accountable to voters. Government agencies need to be scaled back to allow charitable organizations like the Red Cross to take on the larger role that they once had. The sooner the better because we will soon not be able to afford federal agencies like FEMA.

The federal government should only be involved in proving relief to victims of natural disasters when the disaster threatens national security or when the federal government was in some way responsible for the victim's plight (such as a poorly designed interstate bridge or dam collapsing.)

So in not so many words there should not be a Federal Government Agency helping these victims? Is what your saying?

[TidesHoss32]

Rather than dismantling FEMA, why not do this instead? We could start by having every non working (moocher) check drawer under the age of 55 to be RE-EVALUATED at their expense by select doctors (preferably retired military doctors) and if they are deemed able to work, pay them one more month and cut their check completely off. Dont allow them to pick their doctors, or allow them to pick the date. If they miss their appointment, bye bye check. Either the lazy moochers will work or starve to death. I could care less either way. No more free medical benefits for them, nothing. Force them to earn their living like the rest of us. Quit giving able-bodied people handouts and we'll all be in better shape.

[RunItUpTheGut]

How about instead of using FEMA, we use some of the "aid" money we keep sending to worthless countries like North Korea every year to rebuild the homes of every family across the entire country that loses their homes to weather related stuff.
At least by them trailers or something decent to live in.
Instead we'll keep sending money to countries that cant stand us or communist countries instead of helping our own people.
Its been the American way for over a hundred years now. Helping everybody but ourselves.

[TheRealVille]

How about instead of using FEMA, we use some of the "aid" money we keep sending to worthless countries like North Korea every year to rebuild the homes of every family across the entire country that loses their homes to weather related stuff.
At least by them trailers or something decent to live in.
Instead we'll keep sending money to countries that cant stand us or communist countries instead of helping our own people.
Its been the American way for over a hundred years now. Helping everybody but ourselves.

I've always been for using our money at home, and not sending any over seas.

[judgementday]

Yes, they should help.

How about they pull in some of those trailers used during Katrina and allow people to live in those until their homes are built.

IMO, FEMA should have already been on the ground either in Kentucky and/or Indiana prior to everything hitting. Even if nothing happened, they would have already been here.