FEMA And the Red Cross Are (Almost) Worthless

 An MRE isn't terrible - it's just loaded with carbs.
Add some Zumo brand sausage and some Tony Chachere seasoning to the gelatonous goop of an entree and it's even better.

(A Red Cross Dinner. Photo: Facebook)

The Red Cross is often tasked with feeding thousands of hungry disaster victims,

and most are appreciative.

But when overweight hordes are accustomed to feasting for every meal, a Red Cross meal just won't cut it.

Maybe it's just the packaging?

A smaller container would lower the expectations of the recipient.

Two warm BBQ chicken chicken breasts sandwiches should be a decent meal,

but not when one is used to a Sunday dinner for every meal of the day.

Not when takers and users are expecting family-sized platters.

Some people are often governed by a spirit of greed and poverty - and to them, nothing will ever be enough (not even when it didn't cost them a thing).

People go from place to place taking things they don't need as though they are children begging for Halloween candy from perfect strangers.

And then they complain because it isn't exactly what they wanted.

(Another Red Cross Dinner. Photo: Facebook)

Churches do a better job.

Social groups do a better job.

Even nightclubs and restaurants do a better job of feeding local citizens with foods and portions to which many are accustomed.

The Red Cross criticisms are many.

A slow and inadequate response.

Poorly trained and rude workers.

Poor coordination with existing local charities (Even chasing away and denying resources from such groups as they pay for poorly staffed trucks placed to take advantage of photo-ops without rendering any services.).

Sure, the Red Cross is present at many disasters,

but what do they actually do?

What do they accomplish with hundreds of millions of dollars that local groups don't accomplish with mere millions?

It seems that most of their donations go towards advertising and their many yearly autofellatic galas.

Many people were counting on the federal government for help.
If one is able to sit through the hours of wait times to get even a simple answer one may be able to receive placement in a hotel.

Some of these hotels aren't half-bad.
I had a associate brag about a Black-owned hotel in another state that provided a free crawfish night, complementary tickets to Janet Jackson, communal movie nights, basketball courts, disaster dinners consisting of Creole cooking,...
As it turned out it was my cousin's hotel.

But back to FEMA.
Many suffered from Katrina and Rita but went uncompensated because they lacked windstorm insurance.
This time around people will not be able to collect because they lack flood insurance.
Many assumed that FEMA would make up the difference.
They were wrong.

FEMA overcompensated many after Katrina.
(It's not the government's responsibility to insure your property. And there is such a thing as renter's insurance.)
People who were used to nothing were gifted with $2000 checks and many had never had that much at one time and most wasted their recovery money trying to turn-up.
The Federal Government learned it's lesson and they are denying most of the claims filed for Harvey.

Wildfires out West, Harvey and now Irma.
At some point, people have to take responsibility for their own lives (because the government is ill equipped to do so for them).