Replies to post #190837 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[sylvester80]

Can you imagine if there was no FEMA and that responsibility fell to the states??

#1 - you will have duplication of equipment, effort, man power, etc..
#2 - when something catastrophic happens, what would a state do when it's whole infrastructure is decimated??? Ask another state for help or move its EMA services to another state???
#3 - You will have rich states and poor states being incapable to handle emergencies. And then what?? Who do you ask for help??
#4 - State taxes will increase as states that are currently struggling with deficits, will have to find new funding for a new EMA dept.

I can think 100 more reasons why that is the stupidest idea I've ever heard of... but then again, everything that comes from POS Romney's mouth is 100% totally and completely stupid.