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FEMA Federal Emergency Management
Agency
What is the history of FEMA?
April 1, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the executive order that created the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in order to coordinate responses to disasters in the U.S. at a faster rate than local and state authority could. To this day, FEMA is fully committed to helping areas in disaster crises.
Who benefits from FEMA and how?
Disaster victims benefit from FEMA because the program provides these victims with supplies the do not have access to such as food and water, toiletries, and power. What is the Yearly Cost to the American
Taxpayer?
The yearly cost to the American Taxpayer is about
$8.77.
What Percent of the Total Federal Budget is Spent on
FEMA Relative to Other Programs?
The total percent of the federal budget spent on FEMA and similar programs is about 6% and increases each year. What is the Impact of FEMA on Price Stability, Full
Employment and Economic Growth?
FEMA helps people to be able to get back on their feet.
FEMA is supportive and helps by giving them free and discounted supplies to quicken the process of getting back to a normal life. People are able to buy and donate supplies to help the cause.
What is the Potential Impact Beyond the Direct
Recipient?
Potential impact beyond direct recipient is businesses temporarily closing in order to help victims of disaster causing unemployment and less money coming in for families. What are the Professional Opinions in Support and
Against FEMA?
Professionals such as Ron Paul claim "We don't need
FEMA..." and that "there is no magic about it..." On the contrary other professionals say FEMA should "...stay where is is..."
Sources
"Federal Emergency Management Agency." Federal Emergency Management Agency. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.
"Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather." Name. N.p., n.d. Web. 27
Feb. 2015.
"Ron Paul: We Don't Need
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FEMA Federal Emergency Management
Agency
What is the history of FEMA?
April 1, 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed the executive order that created the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) in order to coordinate responses to disasters in the U.S. at a faster rate than local and state authority could. To this day, FEMA is fully committed to helping areas in disaster crises.
Who benefits from FEMA and how?
Disaster victims benefit from FEMA because the program provides these victims with supplies the do not have access to such as food and water, toiletries, and power. What is the Yearly Cost to the American
Taxpayer?
The yearly cost to the American Taxpayer is about
$8.77.
What Percent of the Total Federal Budget is Spent on
FEMA Relative to Other Programs?
The total percent of the federal budget spent on FEMA and similar programs is about 6% and increases each year. What is the Impact of FEMA on Price Stability, Full
Employment and Economic Growth?
FEMA helps people to be able to get back on their feet.
FEMA is supportive and helps by giving them free and discounted supplies to quicken the process of getting back to a normal life. People are able to buy and donate supplies to help the cause.
What is the Potential Impact Beyond the Direct
Recipient?
Potential impact beyond direct recipient is businesses temporarily closing in order to help victims of disaster causing unemployment and less money coming in for families. What are the Professional Opinions in Support and
Against FEMA?
Professionals such as Ron Paul claim "We don't need
FEMA..." and that "there is no magic about it..." On the contrary other professionals say FEMA should "...stay where is is..."
Sources
"Federal Emergency Management Agency." Federal Emergency Management Agency. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Feb. 2015.
"Disastrous Spending: Federal Disaster-Relief Expenditures Rise amid More Extreme Weather." Name. N.p., n.d. Web. 27
Feb. 2015.
"Ron Paul: We Don't Need