Sure the Fed pays, with money stolen from the People.
The fed skims like crazy. Only 4 percent of the federal budget goes to defense, of which only a vanishingly small percentage would go to emergency preparation.
You can be pretty inefficient at preparing for your emergency and still beat that with a stick.
It is also a good thing that people who prepare don’t do it visibly, so there is no visible safety net that encourages the lazy to not prepare. People have feedback loops. A kid who wears a helmet will ride his bike or skateboard faster. After all, he has a helmet to keep him safe, right?
The last thing we need is more programs that provide insurance/incentive for people to be irresponsible.
LOL! Well you have a point there, and it's hardly efficient, is it? Be that as it may, each state gets a piece of that measly 4% DoD pie to fund domestic emergency response programs. Is it enough? No, it never is. Are the funds spent wisely by state Governors and their TAGs in all cases? No.
I believe that the 4% figure refers to the % of the GDP spent on defense, not the federal budget.
That said, it is still a serious issue. In the early 60’s, the percentage was ~9%.