2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMother Jones - "What Would Romney-Ryan Mean for FEMA?" - Notable In Light of Sandy
Just a reminder that under Romney-Ryan, FEMA spending would dramatically cut and the responsibility for handling huge regional disasters would be pushed to the States, which are often in worse position than the Federal Government.
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/08/paul-ryan-mitt-romney-tampa-fema
But under a Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan administration, FEMA's ability to respond quickly and effectively to natural disasters could be severely inhibited. In a 2012 report on Rep. Paul Ryan's "Path to Prosperity" roadmap (which Romney has said is similar to his own), the non-partisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities noted that, due to the severe cuts to non-entitlement, non-defense spending, the costs for things like emergency management would have to be passed on to the stateswhich, with just a few exceptions, are currently in an even tighter financial bind than Washington.
"FEMA also helps states and local governments repair or replace public facilities and infrastructure, which often is not insured," the CBPP report explained. "This form of discretionary federal aid would be subject to cuts under the Ryan budget. If it were scaled back substantially, states and localities would need to bear a larger share of the costs of disaster response and recovery, or attempt to make do with less during difficult times."
CaliforniaPeggy
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(297,503 posts)malokvale77
(4,879 posts)It's a dog eat dog world, doncha know.
You're on your own.
Just make sure your boots have straps to pull yourself up by.
Sandy one
(24 posts)Romney continued to campaign this morning until he was shamed into cancelling. Remember he and Ryan want to do away with FEMA. "Just let people take care of themselves". Well, the Governors of the thee states effected asked for and immediately got the approval for Federal aid. Reality !!!!!! Ryan voted 7 times to cut FEMA.