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Anonymous wrote:I think FEMA has lost all credibility now that they were housing and looking after illegal immigrants. That was supposed to be a cost borne only by the “sanctuary cities” whose citizens voted to allow them into the country and pay to support them. Federal money and resources should never have been used for that.

They were housing human beings. So much for being Christian.

I think they’re being very Christian by turning their backs on those in need. Being Christian is just talking about being a good person, judging others, and being an @$$h@le.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

If you cut off Florida and say they’re not part of the country and can’t receive federal funding for natural disasters then they will just recoup that cost by charging tolls/taxes when anyone from the north drives or flies into the state for vacation.

They already collect taxes from vacationers. They need to collect income tax from the people that live there.

Why would they do that when they can get tourists to pay for it?

Because their economy is heavily dependent on tourism. And you are assuming that if x number of tourists visit at the current tax rate, the same number will visit and spend the same amount of tourist dollars at 150% or 200% of the current tax rate. Adam Smith says you are wrong. As FL adds taxes to tourists, fewer tourists can afford to visit— or will want to spend the extra money to visit. There is a tipping point where revenue actually goes down because so many fewer tourists come Or when they come, they don’t stay as long or find ways to spend less and stay in budget. And once a happens, many Fl businesses dependent on tourist dollars will lose business. The whole world is t UMC DCUM. If you save all year for your FL vacation and have a $2500 budget, that doesn’t magically become $3000 because FL raises taxes on tourists. Either the tourists go somewhere else they can afford. Or they spend $500 less at businesses in FL. Which is recessionary.

FL had economists. I have to think they have already run the numbers and the current tax rate probably comes close to maxing out.

There are other states to visit with sunshine at half the cost. And no one will want to visit if the infrastructure is a mess because FL cheaps out on cleaning up and rebuilding after hurricanes.

Anonymous wrote:Dismantling FEMA needs to be done by Congress. I’m personally fine with turning this back to the states, it’s about time red America carries its own weight. But just because some MAGA ketamine head South African thinks it can go doesn’t mean you shut it down. Do the debate and do it the right way. Congress calls the shots, not the Heritage Foundation.

MTE.

Let the red states see just how much the blue states have been carrying them for decades.

The numbers do not lie - red states are poorer, have worse education, and higher numbers of maternal death during pregnancy and childbirth.

How is TN going to support itself without federal monies? They'll have to enact income tax, first of all, which they do not currently have.

Dismantling FEMA needs to be done by Congress. I’m personally fine with turning this back to the states, it’s about time red America carries its own weight. But just because some MAGA ketamine head South African thinks it can go doesn’t mean you shut it down. Do the debate and do it the right way. Congress calls the shots, not the Heritage Foundation.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

California has a graduated income tax system with rates ranging from 1% to 13.3%. The state also has a sales tax rate of 7.25%, in addition to local taxes, and an average property tax rate of about 0.68% of a home's assessed value.

California can get away with that because they have the best weather in the country and a highly-skilled labor pool that can justify high salaries (which are taxes) from employers.

And even then, people are still fleeing California due to the high COL.

In Florida, the average salaries are much lower, so an income tax would not be as effective anyway.

It make more sense in the Florida economy to use its beaches and Disney World to pay for stuff.

And yet, Florida is a leader in climate change denial.

Anonymous wrote:I think FEMA has lost all credibility now that they were housing and looking after illegal immigrants. That was supposed to be a cost borne only by the “sanctuary cities” whose citizens voted to allow them into the country and pay to support them. Federal money and resources should never have been used for that.

They were housing human beings. So much for being Christian.

Income tax is a third rail issue in Florida. We can't even get marijuana legalized, even though the associated referendum won a majority of voters.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

California has a graduated income tax system with rates ranging from 1% to 13.3%. The state also has a sales tax rate of 7.25%, in addition to local taxes, and an average property tax rate of about 0.68% of a home's assessed value.

California can get away with that because they have the best weather in the country and a highly-skilled labor pool that can justify high salaries (which are taxes) from employers.

And even then, people are still fleeing California due to the high COL.

In Florida, the average salaries are much lower, so an income tax would not be as effective anyway.

It make more sense in the Florida economy to use its beaches and Disney World to pay for stuff.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

If you cut off Florida and say they’re not part of the country and can’t receive federal funding for natural disasters then they will just recoup that cost by charging tolls/taxes when anyone from the north drives or flies into the state for vacation.

They already collect taxes from vacationers. They need to collect income tax from the people that live there.

Why would they do that when they can get tourists to pay for it?

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

If you cut off Florida and say they’re not part of the country and can’t receive federal funding for natural disasters then they will just recoup that cost by charging tolls/taxes when anyone from the north drives or flies into the state for vacation.

Have you never travelled to Florida? All their vacation amenities are significantly taxed. As a northeasterner, I’m totally fine with toll roads. Pay for what you use. Same goes for rebuilding and rebuilding - pay for your choice of being somewhere.

Anonymous wrote:I loathe Trump and all that he represents, but this actually makes sense. There is no real Constitutional justification for FEMA being a federal government responsibility. Which is not to say that it hasn't done good and important work. It has. But it also wasn't something that the founders would have ever considered to be a power of Congress.

Completely agree. If a state wants to support people continuously rebuilding in flood zones, let them. I’m so done with that financial choice continuously being made and supported by my taxes.

Anonymous wrote:Boy do I fear for the poor yokels in the Carolinas and Mississippi. But they keep voting for incompetent red governments that funnel aid to their rich buddies, so I guess they don’t fear for themselves.

They are unfortunately getting what they voted for. It's sad but here we are.

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Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

If you cut off Florida and say they’re not part of the country and can’t receive federal funding for natural disasters then they will just recoup that cost by charging tolls/taxes when anyone from the north drives or flies into the state for vacation.

They already collect taxes from vacationers. They need to collect income tax from the people that live there.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

California has a graduated income tax system with rates ranging from 1% to 13.3%. The state also has a sales tax rate of 7.25%, in addition to local taxes, and an average property tax rate of about 0.68% of a home's assessed value.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Guess people should get ready for their state and local taxes to raise.

Further, infrastructure investment is something Democrats have been calling for which is why they created whole funding and programs for it last administration. Becuase you know helping states and the country make sustainable infrastructure investments is good for everyone.

Not sure why we need another review though when ACoR, FEMA, DOT and state agencies can already answer most questions.

States like Florida should not have no income tax and then rely on the Feds to bail them out each and every year for hurricanes. Raise their taxes.

California too.

If you cut off Florida and say they’re not part of the country and can’t receive federal funding for natural disasters then they will just recoup that cost by charging tolls/taxes when anyone from the north drives or flies into the state for vacation.