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I own a house on the Sacramento river that is in direct path of the flood waters and already has "some" damage from the flood. I also have a great many friends and family that also live in direct path of Orville and other local dams that are in jeopardy. One very good friend owns a ranch that is a few feet underwater as we speak. Those who I have talked with about the situation and I concur about federal aid and if Trump should provide it. The general consensus is that ... though we personally could benefit from that aid ... we don't believe that federal aid should be provided to the state. The dam and the water problems have been on going for a great many years here in California. The states government has squandered and embezzled federal and state tax money for all those years. Money set aside to address these problems has been re-directed by California's corrupt government to democratic pet projects AND illegal alien causes (to get votes) for as long as any of us can remember. What makes ANYONE thing that any federal aid sent now won't also be "re-directed". No my friends ... though the individual citizen could use the help ... charities could provide that ... California needs to handle this emergency without federal aid. The state in general has become a petulant spoiled child who is in desperate need of a good spanking. Sometimes that out-of-control teenager needs to spend a night in jail. This disaster pales in significance to the disaster facing California if it's governments policies continue unchecked. If any federal aid is provided ... there needs to be very close oversight of the funds to make sure that the California government does NOT get its grubby completely corrupt hands on it. Those funds need to be SPECIFICALLY directed to where it is most needed and oversight is required to make sure that is spent where it was meant to be used.

This is my vested opinion (I could easily lose my house) along with the several dozen other people who I have spoken with who also have vested interest in this.

Having left the republik of Washington state 2 years ago and now oh so happily residing in Michigan, what makes you stay?

PS we have two dogs from Turlock shelter in our home.

at this point there can be no Federal aid.

FEMA will assist with the disaster cleanup after the break that is sure to come /s.