From: NoBody <NoBody@nowhere.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 instead
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:28:38 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On Sat, 12 Oct 2024 13:57:13 -0700, Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> wrote:
>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.
Deaths "from" or "with" Covid?
Oh and your citation is missing as well.
>
>How many are actually dying from a cold?
People die from respiratory issues all the time but your running away
from the fact FEMA is spending money on Covid -- why? This is not
part of FEMA's role.