Date: 05/13/2011
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Wolf Blitzer: On the whole issue of FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, do you want to see that agency ended?
Ron Paul: Well, if you want to live in a free society, if you want to pay attention to the constitution, why not? I think it’s bad economics, I think it’s bad morality, and it’s bad constitutional law. Why should people like myself, who had until too long ago a house on the Gulf Coast – and it’s expensive there and it’s risky and it’s dangerous. Why should somebody from the central part of the United States rebuild my house? Why shouldn’t I have to buy my own insurance and protect from the potential danger? Well, the reason we don’t have market insurance is because it’s too expensive. Well, why is it expensive? Because it’s dangerous. So why should we take money from somebody else who doesn’t get the chance to live on the Gulf and make them pay to rebuild my house? I mean, it’s a moral hazard to say the government’s always going to take care of us when we do dumb things. I’m trying to get people to not do dumb things. Besides it’s not authorized in the constitution.
Wolf Blitzer: But if there’s a disaster like flooding or an earthquake or Hurricane Katrina, what’s wrong with asking fellow Americans to help their fellow citizens?
Ron Paul: Nothing, and I think Americans are very, very generous and they have been traditionally. The big problem is, Americans are getting poorer and they’re not able to voluntarily come to the rescue. But to coerce people to ask them to help, that is fine and dandy. But when you bankrupt our country and nobody has a job and then they say, “Well, FEMA needs to bail out everybody”, then all we do is compound our problems. And believe me, I’ve been very much involved in the hurricanes that have come into my district, and most of the people in my district do not like FEMA. They want to try to get their money out, but FEMA comes in and takes over, they take over their property rights, they dictate, they prevent some of the volunteers from going in. So there’s a strong resentment towards the way FEMA operates because there are bureaucrats who don’t understand the rule of law, nor do they understand local control and property rights. So there’s a very strong argument that this whole program that governments, through coercion and taxation, can bail out everybody when we’re flat broke, then they have to print the money. And now we’re going in to inflationary problems, which are very severe. That’s our big issue right now.
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FEMA is the new SS …people need to check out these FEMA camps……sounds pretty scary …
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FEMA is the new SS …people need to check out these FEMA camps……sounds pretty scary …
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FEMA is typical governmental bullshit.
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He needs a security team. He makes too much sense.
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He needs a security team. He makes too much sense.
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I’m getting my citizenship and Voting for This Guy! Go Ron Paul …….!!
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everyone who says Republicans or Libertarians don’t have a jobs plan. they don’t believe in government created jobs or stimulus. they rightly believe in deregulation of the market and reduction of govt influence on the economy via taxes and the like because these things have actually worked in the past.
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everyone who says Republicans or Libertarians don’t have a jobs plan. they don’t believe in government created jobs or stimulus. they rightly believe in deregulation of the market and reduction of govt influence on the economy via taxes and the like because these things have actually worked in the past.
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FEMA does a shitty job…….dump em!
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I like Ron Paul, but I definitely do not agree with everything that comes out of his mouth. I do believe that we need to take our military base out of other peoples countries. I do believe that the FED needs to stop printing counterfiet money. I do believe that the TSA is NOT above the constitution. I adisagree with his views on abortion and abolishing FEMA. FEMA helps farmers through natural disasters which allows them to continue producing the foods that we eat at an affordable price.
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There is nothing wrong with asking a fellow American to help you. There is something very morally wrong with putting a gun to their head and forcing them through taxation. Forget the economic concerns with this issue it is morally unjust. It fosters selfish entitlement that is systematically destroying this country under the auspices of “Fema, Social Security, Medicaid, Welfare, etc…”
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Bill is sent, sleep can be accomplished.
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Bill is sent, sleep can be accomplished.
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Just watch some of the videos in the side links.
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Name em. Suggestions and feedback are appreciated.
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Yes, plenty….
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With a change in positions and a general vote amongst people, it seems that you are right, there is no need for government to help people choose their services. This bill will be a good one. Any further suggestions from the Ron Paul side?
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With a change in positions and a general vote amongst people, it seems that you are right, there is no need for government to help people choose their services. This bill will be a good one. Any further suggestions from the Ron Paul side?
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I know your position did not involve FEMA doing the repairs. However, you did say a government body should be created to help people choose contractors to fix their homes. Again, this makes no sense at all. There’s no need for the government to hold people’s hands like this, especially when local governments interfere so much already in the industry, such as with licensing.
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I have stipulated what their involvement should be. You, on the other hand, keep insisting for an unnecessary middle man (a bureaucracy).
“what I am unsure about is how such a large undertaking would be managed in a time of disaster.”
What the fuck does this mean? You said before the government needs to be there to help people choose contractors. That’s just fucking stupid. Why do you insist so much on wasting money so needlessly?
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Ahh, You know I kind of see how you might misinterpret me, FEMA does NOT rebuild homes. It’s the insurance companies that organize that, but there are a lot of ways to do that. My apologies. It seems there has been a misunderstanding. No, I do not want government to take over the insurance that covers houses after they are destroyed.
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excuse me, good sir, but I have never shown hostility to you. I merely am trying to move this privatization business along. The government MUST be involved at least somewhat in disaster relief. I said that people can choose who builds their property, what I am unsure about is how such a large undertaking would be managed in a time of disaster.
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Kommisar who the fuck r u talking to? I’ve been trying to figure it out. Who the fuck is this FEMA worker u keep debating with? I cant draw any conclusions with 1 side of the story but I know FEMA is pretty worthless. IM FOR RON PAUL 100% BUT “THE PEOPLE” do not run this country. Corporations, bankers, and super rich run this country. Im afraid if Ron Paul does not get elected I’m going to have to drink the kool aid. MAKE MINE RED FLAVOR PLEASE!!!!!!! ROTFLMMFAO!!!!!!
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Yes, you are a bozo. It appears you haven’t paid any attention at all to the video. Instead, you spout out liberal, big government dogma. “The government needs to be there and hold people’s hands.” Grow the fuck up, you fucking baby. The fact that you can’t even hire someone to fix your home without Uncle Sam helping you speaks volumes about your lack of self-reliance and overall intelligence.
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Your claim of “managing a disaster” involves nothing more than unnecessary spending. Perhaps people wouldn’t apply for aid if it weren’t there? My stance makes a lot more sense than yours: Let people be responsible for their own property, not every taxpayer. Yours is to create a bureaucracy to do a job that people are perfectly capable of doing themselves. Have the government hire contractors for people? Right, that’s not inviting trouble. What’s next, do their Christmas shopping for them?
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Half your argument has been addressed, bozo. The government IS responsible for repairing property that belongs to it, such as parks and street signs. The people will be responsible for repairing their own property. If someone’s house is destroyed in a flood, if they have flood insurance, the company will send out a claims adjuster to assess the damage and liability. If they don’t, then they would have to pay out of pocket for someone to fix their house.
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How insane would it be to have random agencies running around doing god knows what after say, an earthquake? No government at all. How do you know which private companies are legit? Which are fakes, just there to loot? How would public property be rebuilt without the government being there to document the damage? Who is going to manage these companies? If it were as simple as what you make it out to be, I wouldn’t have a job.
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