I think the states should pick up most of it
Folks who had the foresight to have flood insurance when they are near the water will be largely reimbursed. Those who chose not to incur the expense of buying flood insurance will not be reimbursed. Each group made their choices—one wise and one foolish. At most, the federal government should make low interest loans available as well as the normal level of disaster assistance. I’m getting the feeling that New York and New Jersey are trying to milk this and actually make huge “profits” off of this storm.
If NY and NJ want to have all their recovery work done by overpaid union workers doing repairs as slow as they can, then the NY and NJ citizens need to be the ones to pay for it.
Tell him “Hey, we won. Stuff it.”
Nope! Sorry, these states voted for Obama, and the Republican Party congress controls the money. Don’t give them a dime, or perhaps take it as a bargaining chip on the current talks. Play hardball with Obama the thief.
Why doesn’t the Kenyan use his own money? He and his family get everything free anyway. They don’t need money. They’re the First Moochers.
No, actually, the federal government doesn't have that obligation.
Just say no.
I don’t see why Obama can’t just use his stash.
Where are the offsets? Is Obama tell them to spend money they don’t have for Sandy? Wasn’t he upset Katrina wasn’t “paid for” ?
I sympathize with home owners. However, if you build next to the Atlantic Ocean, you might well expect to be flooded once in a while. Why should I pay for foolish site planning?
Lived in Sea Bright from 1988 thru 1999. Our house was raised when we bought it, but most were not. We went through several big storms but our house never flooded. Everyone else was flooded and pocketed money each storm instead of raising their homes. People have rolled the dice and won for years.
Cool! Another mini-stimulus, this time in deep blue areas. Just send Bernanke an email for more money printing!
Bath-House Barry doesn’t “ask” for a damned thing-—
He alerts congress about his intentions-like the dictator he/she is.
Cool! Another mini-stimulus, this time in deep blue areas. Just send Bernanke an email for more money printing!
OK, let’s skip the aid to Egypt and instead send the money to our own East coast.....
Note to the GOP - let him have the $60 billion for Sandy, with it deducted money for Obamacare.