Oh I fully agree, I said as much in my second paragraph of ranting where I tried to back off of my personal hatred for them and point out the positive that they do. I know there is no intention of an actual replacement, and that “leave it to the states” will cause economic crisis. Again, I don’t agree with him I just also hold a belief that people shouldnt start defending FEMA as this benevolent government agency that only shits cotton candy for people that have lived through a natural disaster.

While I do think that FEMA is neccissary and that we need a nationalized safety blanket for those that get effected by natural disasters I’m not entirely in disagreement with a complete overhaul of FEMA. FEMA does suck ass and is way too bureaucratic. Anyone remember the shit show that was Hurricane Katrina recovery? And if you do you most likely don’t remember Hurricane Rita that hit the western part of Louisiana just a few weeks later. A much less populated area of the state but hit just as hard with significant loss of homes, several communities being washed completely away and a rediculus amount of costal wetland losses due to salt water intrusion. Still, New Orleans was devestated, lives were lost, FEMA severely dropped the ball on too many fronts to count, and the city to this day has remnants of abandoned buildings and houses that have been empty nearly 20 years later… FEMA trailers, the reselling of FEMA trailers, hundreds of people that lost what money they got from FEMA due to sheisty contractors who just took their checks and never did a damn thing. All of this either directly or indirectly due to the organization being a shit show.

On top of this the majority of the homes that are rebuilt are in questionable areas and due to climate change will be in danger of repeating this cycle in the next 5 years. The FEMA maps can go fuck off, as some one who has worked in a field that delta with them on a daily bases, they often times do not take into consideration the realities of flooding possibilities under climate change and are heavily influenced by insurance companies and other political entities.

On the flip side, I know many people that would have been homeless with out those FEMA checks. The money injected into the economy of South Louisiana is a big part of why it’s not considered an apocalyptic wasteland. It’s not great in it’s current state and is propped up on oil money and voodoo but I have no doubt I my mind that it would be a hellscape had the recovery been left solely to the good Ole boys in the state legislature. There is zero chance that the state would have had 5% of the money needed to recover to where they currently stand. The oil companies def would not have helped.

All in all I am two beers in and this article hit a sore spot that I have. I hate FEMA but don’t think that in any way trump is going to help this situation. Even a broken clock is right twice a day…

Yeah there seemed to be a lot of misinformation coming from both parties against these ballot measures. Neither side of the isle wants to allow these to pass as it undermines their power. Uninformed voters that simply follow party lines were being directed to vote against this on both sides. Go figure…

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I mean they kinda are, but those areas just miss out on tax dollars of larger scale developments. I’d rather see more support and for lower cost housing that doesn’t get flipped immediately into airbnbs. Stronger regulations that temper this current market of turning housing into a commodity where speculative reality businesses are out bidding home owners. That goes for single family and multifamily. U can build a huge priced right housing development but if all the units just turn into air bnb or rented out by shitty land lords, then we have solved nothing

It’s actually an instance of super small government. Those regulations are dictated by city’s and counties not by states

My gmaws wall of VHS tapes ripped from every movie she ever rented from a blockbuster would beg to differ

This man exploded 3 seconds later, those are gas lines

It looks so bad, but I know it’s soooo good

Yeah, also Samsung made it work in the S active phones, and Nokia has started carrying the torch with their XR line. That’s Def not the reason for them being removed.

Don’t need a high score to be a bullet sponge in the army.

I was gunna comment that this man might have strayed a bit far from his main quest line, but he signed off on that post as “Center Star” so I think it’s safe to say he’s right on track.

This chaps my ass almost as much as the beefy 5 layer burrito

That price held untill atleast 2012, that’s a solid 5 dollars of increase in just over 10 years. I could totally be talking out my ass

Chin cramp gang rise up. U remain the unicorn of the armpit cramp, that sounds agonizing, sorry for ur loss.

It is an anicdote that is in direct contrast to the OP message

That’s a square tip plug. It could be a gas line, but ur not getting the drier hooked up to that thing.

So I think it’s more like if u got a papermache piñata from some one that just so happened to be made of child porn and then u fucked that… Yeah seems unethical to me

I agree, most of the problem is people putting rental civics where they shouldnt be. A subie with a lift is enough to get u through mosy of national park 4w only roads. It’s usually driver error that gets u stuck. Garuntee most people they pull out never had any kind of gear to get themselves out.

That said, it Def helps to roll with some one who does have 4w incase u get a little head strong.

It’s honestly more of a clearence issue, but either way it is most definitely a driver issue. If u aren’t skilled it doesn’t matter what ur driving, I’ve seen idiots in rental Jeeps with foot plus clearence high center on obstacles that aren’t really that challenging