Say a prayer.....

[Eagle In Ohio]

I'm sure they'll change their tune

In the minds of Inhofe and Coburn, it may be more beneficial to their constituents to not give then federal disaster aid as that's their stance for others Americans.

Now that it's their state in the crosshairs. The right move is ovbious, and hopefully those two keep their yaps shut

[Drama Queen]

But you got help from FEMA, right?

Family, friends, and churches, in Philly, and Pa. than I did from FEMA!

Yet section '8' welfare people who were displaced were still living in FEMA trailers 2 years later.

You really shouldn't complain, you're whole state is government assisted.

[Bardy]

A typical homeowners policy covers tornado damage.

[Eagle Road]

Sure wish some people would do a little homework on topics before just labeling something because they heard it from their favorite talking head.

My company worked for and with FEMA in the past, I can tell you from first hand experience, it is/was one of the biggest wastes of money I have ever seen, do they do some good, of course they do, throw enough shit against the wall and some of it is bound to stick.

My Company was on site in Fl. with Andrew, I spent a MONTH away from home on site in Northridge, Ca. We made OVER thirty trips to La, and Ms. with semi loads of supplies.

We bought haz mat labs into ground zero right after 9/11, we were on site when most of the midwest flooding took place in 93'.

We sent trucks to Greensburg Ks, just a couple of years ago, and then we got out of the program, it has become so political, so full of bullshit appearances and palm greasing it makes the mob look like a charity.

Nobody, least of all from the midwest is against aid to fellow citizens, but rather than come from the Federal Government where MOST of it never gets to were it is suppose to go, most of us would much rather have these things handled on a state level.

If the states kept more of their citizens tax money, they would, and could do a much better job than FEMA. Isn't that what we have a national Guard for, oh yeah, that's right, they are all overseas, helping "someone else" with their problems!

[DEERSPINE GUY]

For the people , especially the children in Oklahoma.

YES WE WILL. PRAYER MEETING TONIGHT AT EAST SWAMP CHURCH.

[Bardy]

This is a reply to me?

[Eagle Road]

This is a reply to me?

Naw B, it just picked up the post above when I hit reply.

[TerpEagle]

Nobody, least of all from the midwest is against aid to fellow citizens, but rather than come from the Federal Government where MOST of it never gets to were it is suppose to go, most of us would much rather have these things handled on a state level.

If the states kept more of their citizens tax money, they would, and could do a much better job than FEMA. Isn't that what we have a national Guard for, oh yeah, that's right, they are all overseas, helping "someone else" with their problems!

Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi already receive more in federal government spending than they provide in revenue. How much more do they need to handle things on a state level?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/daily...s-fiscal-union

Meanwhile, New York and New Jersey contributed $1.4 trillion more to the federal government than they received from 1990 to 2009 and the leaders from states that "need more money on the state level" balked at providing them aid.

[Eagle Road]

Kansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi already receive more in federal government spending than they provide in revenue. How much more do they need to handle things on a state level?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/daily...s-fiscal-union

Meanwhile, New York and New Jersey contributed $1.4 trillion more to the federal government than they received from 1990 to 2009 and the leaders from states that "need more money on the state level" balked at providing them aid.

Thanks for PROVING my point TE, IF N.Y. and N.J. were allowed to keep more of the money they paid in, they would NOT need Federal aid, right?

[TerpEagle]

Thanks for PROVING my point TE, IF N.Y. and N.J. were allowed to keep more of the money they paid in, they would NOT need Federal aid, right?

The only reason you think I proved your point is because you picked part of my argument and ignored the rest.

If NY and NJ were allowed to keep more of what they paid in, the numerous states that typically face more of these weather disasters (Gulf Coast and Tornado Alley) would have to increase their revenue or overall require less government spending. They'd then have even less to handle the disasters.

This country is a union, not 50 separate entities. The purpose of the union is to share prosperity as well as risk and burden. It's just ironic though, that when the states the have a bit more prosperity need help from time to time the ones that pose more financial risk and burden don't feel so generous.

[Dolomite]

You really shouldn't complain, you're whole state is government assisted.

Mississippi is the dumbest and poorest state in the Union. Followed closely by Arkansas and West Virginia. Dumb and Poor, it's hysterical they vote Red.

[TerpEagle]

Mississippi is the dumbest and poorest state in the Union. Followed closely by Arkansas and West Virginia. Dumb and Poor, it's hysterical they vote Red.

Perhaps those in power want to keep the rest too dumb and poor to do anything about it.

[Dolomite]

I know these 2 brothers. Both Republicans who hate Obama and democrats in general. What does the older brother do for a living? He works for the USPS. The younger brother is unemployed he's on disability. Morons

[TerpEagle]

I know these 2 brothers. Both Republicans who hate Obama and democrats in general. What does the older brother do for a living? He works for the USPS. The younger brother is unemployed he's on disability. Morons

Did they care about deficit spending before 2009?

[Riccardo]

Shut this political nonsense down

“The problem is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion for the first 42 presidents,” Obama said in Fargo, N.D. “Number 43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back — $30,000 for every man, woman and child. That’s irresponsible. It’s unpatriotic.” Barak Obama