FEMA is to get ZERO (Congress, insurance, companies, economic)
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You're, not your. There's also no need for multiple exclamation marks. They are after all called exclamation marks for a reason. You could also cite some sources for your remarks. Seemingly, you're very emotional about this issue. How about applying some of that adult brainpower that mature humans have.
I don't think the problem is that FEMA was in the red. The problem is that FEMA has obligations still unfulfilled in Joplin, and substantial expenditures still to be made regarding Hurrican Irene and the subsequent flooding. In addition, part of their mandate is to anticipate future disasters, which they cannot do if they are inadequately funded.
The final deal was struck after Democrats and Republicans came to a compromise over funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which Republicans wanted to offset with spending cuts. In the end, Democrats agreed to give the cash-strapped FEMA less money than they wanted to, and Republicans agreed to scrap the cuts they wanted to pass in order to pay for the FEMA expenses.
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Ultimately, FEMA said it could scrape by on its current budget until next week, so Congress just scrapped the extra $1 billion in question. While this week's budgetary disaster was averted, the escalated debate doesn't bode well for the progress of the rest of 2012 budget.
Why does everyone act as though it's the governemnts job to pay for natural disasters in the first place?
It's not the government's job to pay for natural disasters, and no one acts as if it is. The bulk of assistance to people who are victims of natural disasters comes from insurance companies and from charities. That said, people also pay taxes to government, local-state-and federal, with an expectation that some assistance is forthcoming. Moreover, it's in the interest of EVERY CITIZEN in the United States that any region hard-hit by a natural disaster recover as quickly as possible. Whatever was produced, whatever services were provided by the stricken area, is still in demand. Economically, the loss ripples outward, hurting other areas as well.
Well you say it's not the governments job and nobody acts like it then say there is an expectation they pay for it.
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