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IluvPitties

(3,181 posts) Wed Dec 27, 2017, 03:57 PM Dec 2017

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Just talked to family and they told me that FEMA is telling people that any funds provided by them for home repairs need to be spent at Home Depot- nowhere else. Also, they are setting up info desks inside the stores in order to "facilitate" things for people. Is this normal? Sounds kinda shady to me... Are the Home Depot folks Republican donors or something?

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Latest from Puerto Rico (Original Post) IluvPitties Dec 2017 OP

Yep--Home Depot is repub,, Lowe's is Democratic. panader0 Dec 2017 #1

Home Depot leans Republican lapfog_1 Dec 2017 #2

I feel Puerto Ricans are being subjected to some of the worse forms IluvPitties Dec 2017 #3

If anyone has that in writing ... lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #4

Currently there are no Lowe's stores in Puerto Rico Lurks Often Dec 2017 #5

Is there any direct precedence for this? LanternWaste Dec 2017 #6

FEMA has arrangements with various "big box" stores Bradical79 Dec 2017 #7

panader0

(25,816 posts)

1. Yep--Home Depot is repub,, Lowe's is Democratic.

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:03 PM

Dec 2017

lapfog_1

(29,199 posts)

2. Home Depot leans Republican

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 04:05 PM

Dec 2017

"Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus has endorsed Donald Trump for president, but Marcus is no longer the CEO or chairman of the home improvement chain."

From snopes.

Marcus did endorse trump... but he is no longer the CEO or Chairman. But he is a founder and probably still owns a lot of stock.

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

3. I feel Puerto Ricans are being subjected to some of the worse forms

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:19 PM

Dec 2017

of Republican corruption. It's a shame these schemes are not being reported more frequently.

lpbk2713

(42,753 posts)

4. If anyone has that in writing ...

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:28 PM

Dec 2017

the s**t can hit the fan bigly.

Lurks Often

(5,455 posts)

5. Currently there are no Lowe's stores in Puerto Rico

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:30 PM

Dec 2017

I certainly don't know what other home improvement/repair stores are in Puerto Rico, but requiring people to use the money at Home Depot could be a way of making sure the money is used for it's intended purpose as well as helping to make sure people aren't cheated by scammers and businesses.

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)

6. Is there any direct precedence for this?

Reply to Lurks Often (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:33 PM

Dec 2017

"requiring people to use the money at Home Depot could be a way of making sure the money is used for it's intended purpose..."

Is there any direct precedence for this having been done, and on this large a scale to other American citizens in declared disaster areas?

If not, I see zero evidence suggesting this mechanism is intended for what you surmised.

Bradical79

(4,490 posts)

7. FEMA has arrangements with various "big box" stores

Reply to IluvPitties (Original post)

Wed Dec 27, 2017, 05:40 PM

Dec 2017

Mostly Home Depot, Lowes, and Wallmart. The FEMA facilitators in these places have been normal practice for several years now. I think the partnerships maybe started post Katrina?

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