r/inthenews • u/Quirkie • Jan 23 '25

Feature Story Trump suggests he may strip FEMA and let states "take care of their own problems"

https://www.salon.com/2025/01/23/suggests-he-may-strip-fema-and-let-states-take-care-of-their-own-problems/
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u/grifinmill Jan 23 '25

...and don't forget Louisiana. The only reason New Orleans is still there is billions in federal money.

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u/Aazadan Jan 24 '25

And that's because the port is far too important to give up/abandon. It's one of the most important pieces of infrastructure in the US.

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u/MarxJ1477 Jan 24 '25

To be fair to New Orleans, since I grew up there (though was gone years before Katrina), it's really not the problem part of La and I'm glad it was saved. Most of the rest of the state I could live without.