From: Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: FEMA has no money for North Carolina but spends on the sniffles
Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 13:57:13 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-10-12 11:49, NoBody wrote:
>
> The Federal Emergency Management Agency budgeted 20-times more cash
> for its response to Covid last month than it spent on Hurricane Helene
> aid.
> Official documents reveal that Fema set aside $4.9 billion in
> coronavirus aid in September, although the pandemic was officially
> declared over more than 12 months ago.
> The figure was in contrast to the $210 million initially allocated to
> support victims of the tropical storm that ripped through North
> Carolina late last month.
> The death toll for Hurricane Helene currently stands at more than 220,
> although some bodies are still being found among the rubble.
> It comes as the agency faces the dual challenge of a funding crunch
> and staff shortages as Hurricane Milton barrels towards Florida.
>
> https://archive.is/hXFi2#selection-2861.0-2885.1
The fact that you call COVID-19 "the sniffles" tells me a lot about you.
Currently (in the past week), 1.9% of deaths in the US are due to COVID-19.
How many are actually dying from a cold?