Your tax dollars at work: FEMA trailers sinking

[LuckyTheDog]

11,000 FEMA trailers may be srapped. $300 million.

http://www.katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=4503553

[Wordie]

1. ...heckuvajob. nt

[acmejack]

2. Scrapped hell, let's bid on them and salvage them.

Someone stands to make a LOT of money on this stupidity, most likely yet another crony. Probably the jerk who sold them, who will then recycle all the interior components & sell them all to us again.

We need to keep a close eye on the disposition of these trailers.

[laheina]

3. How much are they going to have to screw up

before the public will believe that they don't *want* to help these people?

:grr:

[bluedog]

4. is that where the GOP plans

to put 'us' critics of this adminstration........they are in a cow field and not strapped down....what a waste.......

[donkeyotay]

5. Scratch the surface and you'll find a Republican

After Katrina, FEMA ordered 135,000 trailers, most supplied by large national manufacturers and some acquired from local dealers, she said.

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-na-trailers10feb10,0,3366834.story?track=mostemailedlink

I don't have time to research this right now, but I've noticed that none of the accounts of this FEMA trailer fiasco include WHO got this contract. My guess is a bush buddy.

[Johonny]

6. Damn it

300 million! We need that money to keep our military gay free. This is an outrage.

[Harald Ragnarsson]

7. Is that where they put all the ice they trucked around the country too?

To everywhere BUT the disaster area, it seems.

If so, it might explain why the trailers are sinking.

They are located in a little town called Hope, in Arkansas. Poppy and Babs newest foster son is from Hope. I wonder if some crony of his is being paid a ridiculous sum to store the trailers on his/her land? You suppose?

With the exception of about 10 senators and congresspeople, this whole system is rotten to the core.

[Earth_First]

8. Anyone have the figures on what these trailers cost before the markup?

You know, like the old saying "...the Pentagon pays $113 for a $7 hammer"

What did these trailers cost retail, and how were they marked up?

[Harald Ragnarsson]

9. Wish I could recommend it BUMP n/t