Mitt Romney says we should turn over the FEMA function to the Private sector... what more vouchers??

[Bill USA]

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/DC-Decoder/2012/1030/Did-Mitt-Romney-suggest-eliminating-FEMA

The day after hurricane Sandy hit the eastern United States, to devastating effect, a political debate is raging over whether Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney suggested last year the elimination of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.

The Romney campaign maintains he did nothing of the kind in the Republican primary debate held on June 13, 2011. Democrats – and the editorial page of The New York Times – insist(s) he did.

Let’s look at the transcript.
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KING: What else, Governor Romney? You've been a chief executive of a state. I was just in Joplin, Missouri. I've been in Mississippi and Louisiana and Tennessee and other communities dealing with whether it's the tornadoes, the flooding, and worse. FEMA is about to run out of money, and there are some people who say do it on a case-by-case basis and some people who say, you know, maybe we're learning a lesson here that the states should take on more of this role. How do you deal with something like that?

ROMNEY: 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. [font size="+1"]And if you can go even further and send it back to the private sector, that's even better.[/font]

Yeah, I can just imagine it. Everybody will get a voucher for flood, fire and or earthquake rescue (including a bit of food for a little more $s) in an amount that will go up 'somewhat less than inflation'. Of course, for those who have plenty of money in reserve, the vouchers added to that would buy you preferential response from private rescue firms ("Gold card lifesaving service&quot . For the those in the 47% your voucher might get you a place in the "hold" line - oh, that's assuming your phones are working (cell towers blown down?, electricity out?).

"Please sir, can I live another day?"

[99th_Monkey]

1. "I'll need to see your voucher Sir, before my helicopter can rescue you from your rooftop" nt

[Bill USA]

2. or Sophie's Choice. "listen lady, your voucher is good for you and ONE kid. Which one do you want

to come with you. Hurry up, I only got so much gas in this thing."

[99th_Monkey]

3. I'd forgotten that scene. but yeah, like that. nt