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President Obama has proposed cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2013 that would reduce overall funding by about 3 percent, with $1 billion trimmed from the Disaster Relief Fund but more money given to state and local programs.
You read the article right? It's probably because Romney has answered the question, and is actually helping with aid work, unlike the vulture reporters/liberal shills. Your link even has a link to another article which covers Romney's answer. And look at who's following in Romney's footsteps, Obama!
The link in the article goes to the 2011 Primary debate.
Funny, because that's what Obama proposes doing. Reducing the size of FEMA.
I have it quoted earlier in this thread. It's in AM's link, for crying out loud.
During a 2011 primary debate, Romney supported the idea of curtailing federal disaster response and letting states and the private sector take on a bigger role.
Yes let's see your source.
It actually is in the article you linked Atomic. Last paragraph, last sentence it statesHoney... you have reading comprehension issues. The article said nothing about what the President planned on doing with FEMA. So once again, you don't seem to have any kind of normal, human comprehensive abilities.:011::011::011::011::011::011::011::011::011::011::011:
It actually is in the article you linked Atomic. Last paragraph, last sentence it states
"President Obama has proposed cuts to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for 2013 that would reduce overall funding by about 3 percent, with $1 billion trimmed from the Disaster Relief Fund but more money given to state and local programs."
I have it quoted earlier in this thread. It's in AM's link, for crying out loud.
He never said he was going to send it to the states for privatization. He said that he would like to put the states in charge of emergencies and he believes that if the private sector would be up for the task, he would like to send it there ultimately. This is not necessarily a bad thing.As usual you're not being honest here. A 3% reduction isn't eliminating it and sending it to the states for privatization. He's not questioning its mission as Romney is.
He never said he was going to send it to the states for privatization.
He never said he was going to send it to the states for privatization. He said that he would like to put the states in charge of emergencies and he believes that if the private sector would be up for the task, he would like to send it there ultimately. This is not necessarily a bad thing.
Privatization is always the ultimate goal when possible. Why? Because it eliminates government spending and creates jobs and potential business growth. I dont see it being possible to privatize this kind of thing, but it would be nice.
Yes, the government creates jobs. But the problem is the government is paying for those jobs with tax money. So technically, we are giving them jobs. Private sector is somebody else paying for those jobs. Also, I specifically said I dont think that privatization of emergency relief would work. It is already difficult enough to manage with just hospitals and big pharm.H0M is not being honest when he conflates what Romney wants to do with what Obama wants to do. It's simply a lie. But hey Romney's entire campaign is one year long lie.
As for Flopney uhhh Romney government spending does indeed create jobs contrary to rumors. I hold the recession that economists are predicting if the government goes over the fiscal cliff as proof. The layoffs that will surely occur because government spending does create jobs.
And no the goal is not the migration of public sector jobs to the private industry. I don't want to know the cop, the schoolteacher, the fireman, the police officer is in it solely for a profit for their employer's shareholders. I don't want disaster relief brought to me by Haliburton or the Koch Brothers. One day in your world I suppose there will be no borders just McDonalds, AT&T, Microsoft, IBM. There will be no countries, no boarders just resource units and profit centers.
The Money Speech
Romney was asked in a debate on June 13, 2011 about whether the agency should be shuttered so that states can individually take over responsibility for disaster response. He was asked specifically about turning FEMA over to the states – here was his response:
"Absolutely, every time you have an occasion to take something from the federal government and send it back to the states, that’s the right direction. And if you can go even further, and send it back to the private sector, that’s even better. Instead of thinking, in the federal budget, what we should cut, we should ask the opposite question, what should we keep?"
sounds exactly like he wants to send Federal Emergency Management Agency back to the states for eventual privatization to me. what does it sound like to you? (and what color is the sky in your world too?)
Yes, the government creates jobs. But the problem is the government is paying for those jobs with tax money. So technically, we are giving them jobs. Private sector is somebody else paying for those jobs.
Yes, the government creates jobs. But the problem is the government is paying for those jobs with tax money.