Posted on 07/09/2024 10:04:28 AM PDT by MtnClimber
And, politicians are now calling for a 725% increase for 2025.
Beginning in 2023, cities around the U.S. began to receive funds from FEMA to alleviate the orchestrated, growing, and unaffordable financial burden on taxpayers in regards to the invasion of third world migrants coming for welfare—it’s called the “Shelter and Services Program” and it’s costing us an arm and a leg.
For FY 2023, the program cost $363.8 million; just one year later, the invoice had nearly doubled, shooting up to $650 million. Now, government officials, from the local levels to Washington D.C.’s are asking for as much as three billion dollars for FY 2025. Here’s the story, from a report by Tom Gantert at The Center Square:
FEMA program for migrants grows along with border crisis
FEMA’s Shelter and Services Program is another indicator of the growing impact of the arrival of millions of foreign nationals in the U.S. since President Joe Biden took office.
The program provides grants to communities for the expenses they will incur for handling migrants. There were 14 states, including Washington D.C., that received the first tranche of money in fiscal year 2023.
The funding for the program has increased from $363.8 million in fiscal year 2023 to $650 million in fiscal year 2024. Now, city officials and politicians are asking it be funded by as much as $3 billion.
Another way of looking at the one-year increase? A 725% surge. If that kept up for 2026, we’re looking at $21.7 billion. 2027? $157.1 billion. Obviously, this is not only unsustainable, it’s disgusting.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
This land is NOT your land.
FEMA: When its not your money, what difference does cost make?
This is NOT the purpose of FEMA— to deal with emergencies committed by our own federal government. NO- natural disasters, YES. Not this.
Black hole right here in our solar system
Hey, I’m sire all the Frderal Government “Workers” will be glad to chip in half of their salaries to solve that problem ... the problem they’ve created
First law of government estimates: every government cost estimate will be underestimated by 90% of actual cost.
Corollary: this rule also applies to revised estimates.
Agree
This is NOT the purpose of FEMA
It appears for the politician it’s
Free
Extra
Money
Amassed
Even Biden has 3 houses
It would have been much cheaper to fund the wall
Of course. It’s what the government does the best.
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