Trump wants to eliminate FEMA. 91% of Americans disagree.

Since 1979, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency was created, Americans have come to rely on FEMA for first line support after disasters. With climate catastrophes on the rise, the Agency is all the more important.

Yet Trump and his allies continue to move toward their goal of dismantling FEMA. In an unprecedented break with past policies, FEMA turned down Michigan’s request for aid to repair severe power grid damage from an ice storm last March.

In his piece yesterday, Paul Krugman explains why they would do such a thing to a state that helped deliver the presidency to Trump. Because disaster relief runs counter to libertarian ideology embraced by Trump and tech bros like Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, who consider selfishness a virtue. “If you want people to despise and hate government, you don’t want them to see the government doing anything that clearly helps people.”

https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-to-disaster-victims-drop-dead