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popeye1250 -> RE: FEMA holds fake news conference (10/27/2007 11:08:56 AM)
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ORIGINAL: brightspot
For me it's going to be interesting to watch how much faster the "better off white folk" in California get help, while most of New Orleans and it's people are still in ruins.
Missy.
It's weird that anyone can believe that there are no people of color living in California, that only white people can be wealthy, or that nothing has been done for the people of New Orleans.
Where do you even begin to debate with someone that sees the world through such funny glasses?
Yup, stereotypes.
The wealthy most probably don't need any "help" from the govt as their most probably well insured and many own more than one home.
There were simply (more) "poor" in New Orleans who were affected by Katrina.
Also, unlike California the local and state governments performed abissmally in Louisiana!
I think that Californians can be rightfully proud of their local, county and state governments response to the fires.
That was definately a success story!
As for Fema, as I've said before they have the wrong type of people in those jobs.
They hire buearocrats all with some type of "degree" from a college or university who all want to sit in offices at desks in front of computers and do nothing.
They all have "titles", "Associate Director", "Assistant Personel Manager", "Area Director", "General Manager, Materials", "fill in the blank."
For some reason they like the term "Director."
And "Liason Officer" I bet is big too.
In an agency like FEMA you don't need a "top heavy" organisation like that to sit in offices. They all think they're "managers" and nothing gets done.
There's reams of un-neccessary paperwork.
Everyone thinks "they're" "in charge."
But, it pays good, probably too good and it's loaded with "political appointees" and of course they hire their "friends."
I think they have a "requirement" for a "degree" for the sole reason that it keeps the pay scales high for what are, basically secretarial jobs.
That's called "feathering your nest" and government agencies are rife with it!
And there's "layers" of them each "accountable" to the next and the next and the next.
And you can bet that there's a cumbersome system in place for accounting for every single shovel, MRE, and any other type of item needed in an emergency!
"Where are the trailers for these homeless people?"
"Oh, they haven't been "requisitioned" yet, they'll have to be "approved" by the "Artificial Housing Director" but "the paperwork" hasn't gotten to him/her yet I guess."
"I think they might have been "back-ordered."
"But,...we haven't gotten to the "Director of Transportation" yet so who knows when they'll get here."
We need former military people in those jobs, not just an "Admiral" or "General" at the top but throughout. Big difference.
"Thanks, these Trailers are comming in handy!" Where's the "paperwork?"
"They'll do it later."
"And here come the trucks with food, clothing, diapers, petfood, water and medical supplies."
"And if anyone is diabetic we have all types of insulin and test kits too."
You need "boots on the ground" for emergencies, not buearocrats sitting in offices waiting for "approval" from other buearocrats.
Logistics is one area that the military has really pioneered.
Having the right type of people in these agencies makes all the difference in the world.
You don't need a college degree to do government paperwork.
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