If disaster relief and clean-up is given to private companies SOMEONE STILL HAS TO PAY THOSE COMPANIES. Who does Romney think will be footing the bill?
Some years ago, I worked for a disaster relief company. The company went into areas where something had happened and coordinated clean-up and hauling away debris. The client was A CITY, A COUNTY, OR A STATE. And where did the City, County or State get THEIR money? From FEMA, of course. And the company subcontracted some work out to other companies. All that really happened was that there were middle-men between FEMA money and the clean-up efforts. It still got paid by the federal government.
So Romney's idea of privatizing is just another scam to put layers of companies between FEMA and the real work so profits will go to the companies. If FEMA actually hired people (I don't believe they do) to perform disaster relief work, it would provide JOBS and because there would be no company layers in the middle looking for profits, the work could be done at a lower cost.
The main problem with Romney is that he doesn't understand the difference between running a company for profit and governing a country for the benefit of its citizens. More reason why he should only be allowed in the White House on a visitors pass.
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