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GOP's Continuing Resolution Cuts Funding for National Weather Service, FEMA
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/we...unding-for-national-weather-service-fema.aspx
""According to the House Appropriation Committee's summary of the bill, the CR funds Operations, Research and Facilities for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association with $454.3 million less than it got in FY2010; this represents a $450.3 million cut from what the president's never-passed FY2011 budget was requesting. The National Weather Service, of course, is part of NOAA -- its funding drops by $126 million. The CR also reduces funding for FEMA management by $24.3 million off of the FY2010 budget, and reduces that appropriation by $783.3 million for FEMA state and local programs.""
Considering all the disasters in other countries, and the latest in Japan, we here in America have been pretty lucky. Something like the disaster in Japan could easily happen here, somewhere on the west coast maybe. But other than the SF earthquake in the 1980's and Katrina on the west coast, we have been pretty lucky so far. But as the winter melting season approaches, no doubt we will soon hear of flooding. And watch news coverage showing people stuck on house roof tops, stranded by flooding.
So when some national disaster takes place, people will expect the government to be on the job right away. Government agencies like FEMA. We expect the government to send masses of highly trained works in, to make everything right. And if we don't get that help, everyone decries how awful and a failure government programs like FEMA are.
It’s funny how people against their so called BIG GOVERNMENT expect some government magic fairy to swoop down and save them when times are bad.
I bring this up because of the tragedy in Japan, and the looming floods that will soon be all the news here in this country. We will again watch news video of people stranded on roof tops surrounded by flood waters, watching as their car and neighbors house floats by. And all the while, everyone will scream how their government failed them. Government programs like FEMA.
So my wish or hope is when you're stranded on your roof top waiting for rescue, remember the reason there just might not be anyone coming to your rescue.
ANd it might be a smart idea now to invest in a blow-up rubber ducky flotation device.
You can not support heavy cuts in government programs like FEMA, then also expect masses of FEMA trained workers to come to your rescue when you need them.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/we...unding-for-national-weather-service-fema.aspx
""According to the House Appropriation Committee's summary of the bill, the CR funds Operations, Research and Facilities for the National Oceanic Atmospheric Association with $454.3 million less than it got in FY2010; this represents a $450.3 million cut from what the president's never-passed FY2011 budget was requesting. The National Weather Service, of course, is part of NOAA -- its funding drops by $126 million. The CR also reduces funding for FEMA management by $24.3 million off of the FY2010 budget, and reduces that appropriation by $783.3 million for FEMA state and local programs.""
Considering all the disasters in other countries, and the latest in Japan, we here in America have been pretty lucky. Something like the disaster in Japan could easily happen here, somewhere on the west coast maybe. But other than the SF earthquake in the 1980's and Katrina on the west coast, we have been pretty lucky so far. But as the winter melting season approaches, no doubt we will soon hear of flooding. And watch news coverage showing people stuck on house roof tops, stranded by flooding.
So when some national disaster takes place, people will expect the government to be on the job right away. Government agencies like FEMA. We expect the government to send masses of highly trained works in, to make everything right. And if we don't get that help, everyone decries how awful and a failure government programs like FEMA are.
It’s funny how people against their so called BIG GOVERNMENT expect some government magic fairy to swoop down and save them when times are bad.
I bring this up because of the tragedy in Japan, and the looming floods that will soon be all the news here in this country. We will again watch news video of people stranded on roof tops surrounded by flood waters, watching as their car and neighbors house floats by. And all the while, everyone will scream how their government failed them. Government programs like FEMA.
So my wish or hope is when you're stranded on your roof top waiting for rescue, remember the reason there just might not be anyone coming to your rescue.
ANd it might be a smart idea now to invest in a blow-up rubber ducky flotation device.
You can not support heavy cuts in government programs like FEMA, then also expect masses of FEMA trained workers to come to your rescue when you need them.
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