FEMA should be eliminated.
Disaster preparedness done by states suffers because big brother is always there.
Disaster relief ends up going to certain states disproportionately. It is not the obligation of Idaho to pay for hurricane damage in Florida, or Virginia, where I live.
States could purchase insurance to cover some needs, and have a rainy day fund for others.
And the BEST reason:
FEMA is a mechanism by which any administration can buy votes and power. I watched this morning as Chris Christie had to effusively praise President Obama’s “handling” of New Jersey’s plight. Christie had to do this, or risk ticking off big bro.
Big bro is a vindictive sort, and Chris Christie knows it.
The fact that the feds are supposed to come in and help was the reason the left was able to bludgeon Bush with his response to Katrina, also.
Massive fires in Texas....Sorry bout yer luck. - BHO
Tornadoes and floods in the midwest... Too bad, so sad.- BHO
A flood in a black city...Credit cards, living expenses, free housing, and support that lasts for years on end.