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Originally posted by Joesho
Pork, spending....
anybody here sticking up for this move, what have they done with the money? is anything fixed? or is it cover fire for pork speding?
I am just asking ( don't shoot the messanger)
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From my experience, (one persons point of view), FEMA was
very effective during the Mississippi river floods in St. Louis in the early 90s.
They provided emergency vouchers for Motel rooms and Grocery
stores for people who were made homeless. They did a good job
of meeting the immediate emergence needs of those who needed it.
After the waters receded, they were there to assess damage to property. Affected people were given vouchers to replace clothing, bedding, furniture, mattresses, etc...
Vouchers and grants were given to repair homes, and clean up the mess. They even bought many of the non-repairable homes
in certain flood plains.
All of these vouchers and grants cost money...the goods have to
be paid for.
I think that in that case FEMA was very effective. I would think
that they will be effecttive in Florida too.