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Post by Merge on Jun 11, 2025 16:51:39 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. |
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Post by jill8909 on Jun 11, 2025 17:11:46 GMT
hey MAGA are you in favor of this? Just answer in your heart.
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jun 11, 2025 17:29:42 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... |
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Post by dawnnikol on Jun 11, 2025 17:35:22 GMT
Depends on how much begging the Red States do. Look at Arkansas and NC, for example.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 11, 2025 17:36:19 GMT
Red state North Carolina has a Dem governor. FF has denied them any relief, not even what Biden promised... FF has left them to fend for themselves and they are hurting bad!
Has he given one dime to CA toward the fires? No!
Has he given Missouri anything after the tornadoes? No..
To any of that group of states
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But he has our tax dollars that are used for FEMA. Where is our refund?
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jun 11, 2025 17:41:53 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... Probably depends on what they can do for him in return. And of course people will blame their governors when they have higher state income taxes to cover the cost of fema. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 11, 2025 17:49:36 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... Some funds, but he already cut North Carolina off, so clearly he's not going to make sure they get all they need. And the FEMA infrastructure, imperfect as it is, gets things done much more quickly and efficiently than can be done with each state re-inventing the wheel with its own resources. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 11, 2025 18:27:36 GMT
I cannot wait until this menace is out of office. He is a horrible human being. Thank heaven he’s not younger; he would cling to the office like a limpet.
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Post by Rhondito on Jun 11, 2025 18:28:03 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. As a resident of Mississippi who has lived through many hurricanes, the worst of which was Katrina, I can't agree with this. It's a little hard to embrace the whole FAFO philosophy when you've seen entire towns washed off the map. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 11, 2025 18:29:40 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.) I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... He regards his supporters as useful idiots. Thy have not figured this out. He cares about one person-himself. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 11, 2025 18:37:25 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. As a resident of Mississippi who has lived through many hurricanes, the worst of which was Katrina, I can't agree with this. It's a little hard to embrace the whole FAFO philosophy when you've seen entire towns washed off the map. I live near the Texas coast, in the city hit hardest by Harvey in 2017 (and then denied our share of federal funding by our Republican governor). My neighborhood also suffered so-called 500-year floods in 2015 and 2016, and last year we suffered both a catastrophic derecho and Hurricane Beryl. Oh and of course the statewide freeze in 2021 that killed dozens and destroyed billions of dollars in property. I volunteered to work with Katrina refugees in 2005 (FEMA ran that operation, BTW, and my city absorbed 100K refugees) and we had Hurricane Ike here in 2008. I know exactly what disaster looks and feels like *and* how important FEMA services are at those times.
Suffering that kind of devastation and then being ignored by their government is still the only way some people will see that the man they've voted for doesn't give two craps about them. It may be the thing that allows us to save our country. |
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Post by peano on Jun 11, 2025 19:17:54 GMT
He also says that whatever disaster funds are distributed in the future will come directly from the president's office, which means that they will be distributed on an entirely partisan basis. California? Out of luck. Blue cities in red states? Too bad for you. (We already saw this happen in 2017 after Harvey, so it's not just speculation.)
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... Sarah Sanders, the traitor's press secretary in his first administration, and who is now the governor of Arkansas, begged him for aid after a tornado. He refused. |
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Post by melanell on Jun 11, 2025 19:35:27 GMT
Suffering that kind of devastation and then being ignored by their government is still the only way some people will see that the man they've voted for doesn't give two craps about them. It may be the thing that allows us to save our country. I unfortunately don't think it will matter. He'll spin some story and his supporters will believe it or at least accept it. **FEMA's a mess. It's the worst. The democrats ruined it. He needs to dismantle it to build it bigger and better. We all have to suffer temporarily while he makes America great again. You watch and see, we'll have the best disaster relief in the whole world when he's done.** No timeline on how long that will take, of course. Or how many disasters will go unaided in the meanwhile. Or how he plans to make it all so much better. But plenty of people will still slap on their MAGA hats as they start trying to piece their lives back together. |
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Post by naby64 on Jun 11, 2025 19:49:21 GMT
But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... Sarah Sanders, the traitor's press secretary in his first administration, and who is now the governor of Arkansas, begged him for aid after a tornado. He refused. As a resident of AR and my 2 oldest children living just 7 miles from where one tornado hit and 17 miles from where the most recent devastating tornado hit, I will back you up. She begged and begged. He said no. I think 2 months AFTER the weather hit, he gave in somewhat. FAFO. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 11, 2025 20:43:32 GMT
FF has turned his back on North Carolina.
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Post by aj2hall on Jun 11, 2025 23:41:29 GMT
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 12, 2025 0:31:25 GMT
But don't you think he'd send funds to the red states? I think it's the blue states that in trouble..... Probably depends on what they can do for him in return. And of course people will blame their governors when they have higher state income taxes to cover the cost of fema. But some of those states don’t collect state income taxes at all, including TX, FL and TN. |
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Post by Merge on Jun 12, 2025 0:39:46 GMT
Probably depends on what they can do for him in return. And of course people will blame their governors when they have higher state income taxes to cover the cost of fema. But some of those states don’t collect state income taxes at all, including TX, FL and TN. The average person in Texas pays more in taxes than the average person in California. We just pay it through property, sales, and other assorted taxes. Texas' usual M.O. is not to raise those taxes, though. It's to cut from public education to make up the budget difference. |
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Post by crazy4scraps on Jun 12, 2025 0:43:45 GMT
But some of those states don’t collect state income taxes at all, including TX, FL and TN. The average person in Texas pays more in taxes than the average person in California. We just pay it through property, sales, and other assorted taxes. Texas' usual M.O. is not to raise those taxes, though. It's to cut from public education to make up the budget difference. My friend that lives in FL would agree. Plus they have horrific homeowner’s insurance rates to boot. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 12, 2025 0:47:12 GMT
This pisses me off. Rich people will get tax breaks, but people who have had catastrophic damage to their communities have to rely on their state. Can states afford this?
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Post by Merge on Jun 12, 2025 0:53:13 GMT
This pisses me off. Rich people will get tax breaks, but people who have had catastrophic damage to their communities have to rely on their state. Can states afford this? California can afford it a lot more than states like Mississippi and West Virginia. Should be interesting. |
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Post by edie3 on Jun 12, 2025 1:14:17 GMT
he already cut North Carolina off, After promising us the world on his campaign. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump strongly criticized the Biden administration's handling of the Hurricane Helene response, promising that if elected, North Carolina would receive the support it needed and deserved, claiming the previous administration spent its money on "illegal migrants" instead of disaster relief. |
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Jun 12, 2025 12:16:23 GMT
I cannot wait until this menace is out of office. He is a horrible human being. Thank heaven he’s not younger; he would cling to the office like a limpet. I can't believe he's only been in office 6 months, it feels like 6 years  |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jun 12, 2025 12:32:43 GMT
he already cut North Carolina off, After promising us the world on his campaign. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump strongly criticized the Biden administration's handling of the Hurricane Helene response, promising that if elected, North Carolina would receive the support it needed and deserved, claiming the previous administration spent its money on "illegal migrants" instead of disaster relief. This is an excellent point. |
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Post by gar on Jun 12, 2025 12:44:16 GMT
he already cut North Carolina off, After promising us the world on his campaign. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump strongly criticized the Biden administration's handling of the Hurricane Helene response, promising that if elected, North Carolina would receive the support it needed and deserved, claiming the previous administration spent its money on "illegal migrants" instead of disaster relief. Proof that he doesn't mean anything he says, it's just whatever words he think will appeal to the idiot followers. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 12, 2025 14:16:41 GMT
This pisses me off. Rich people will get tax breaks, but people who have had catastrophic damage to their communities have to rely on their state. Can states afford this? California can afford it a lot more than states like Mississippi and West Virginia. Should be interesting. But but but........ He will give to his golden followers.... Maybe not as much as before but some if they beg well.... |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 12, 2025 14:19:26 GMT
After promising us the world on his campaign. During the 2024 presidential campaign, Trump strongly criticized the Biden administration's handling of the Hurricane Helene response, promising that if elected, North Carolina would receive the support it needed and deserved, claiming the previous administration spent its money on "illegal migrants" instead of disaster relief. Proof that he doesn't mean anything he says, it's just whatever words he think will appeal to the idiot followers. well he can say anything. If he changes his mind he will say it will be better or o was kidding and break all promises... |
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Post by Merge on Jun 12, 2025 15:37:03 GMT
It occurs to me that if he intends to end FEMA assistance at the end of this year, folks will suffer the first real experience of being on their own in an emergency just in time for the 2026 midterms.
Seems like a good plan.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jun 12, 2025 16:01:56 GMT
A few numbers.. How much money do states receive per resident? Another way to evaluate reliance on federal funding is on a per-person basis, where federal funding is represented as the average amount a state receives per resident to better illustrate the extent of federal support relative to population. Using this metric, Alaska had the highest rate of federal funding in 2021 at roughly $8,628 per person, a whole 26.5% more than the second-highest state, Rhode Island, which received $6,821. They’re followed by New Mexico ($6,748), Wyoming ($6,718), and Delaware ($6,011). Florida received the least federal funding per person, $2,693. At the lower end of the spectrum were Kansas ($2,750), Nevada ($2,792), Wisconsin ($2,889), and South Dakota ($2,919). Alaska, Rhode Island, and New Mexico were the states with the highest rates of federal funding per person. Federal funding per capita by state, FY 2021 usafacts.org/articles/which-states-rely-the-most-on-federal-aid/ |
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Post by workingclassdog on Jun 12, 2025 21:29:22 GMT
I'm not wishing harm on individuals, but I need a huge category 5 to slam hard into some poor, red states next year and then have all those Trump voters struggling to recover without FEMA assistance. FAFO, baby. Is it bad to say I want a Category 5 right over the top of his ass? |
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