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: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:34:53 -0700
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
On 2024-10-13 07:28, NoBody wrote:
> 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.
Oh, please. Not that again.
If the death rate rises for people with COVID-19 it doesn't matter if
they died from some other cause.
>
>>
>> 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.
Really?
You're intimately familiar with all of FEMA's roles are you?