Let's talk about FEMA not doing anything anyway....
Belle of the Ranch
Belle of the Ranch
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🗓️ 17 May 2026
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Answering a viewer question about how to explain to people that FEMA matters.
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| 0:30.2 | So today, we're going to talk about FEMA, not doing anything anyway. Now that Trump has his recommendations for various ways to |
| 0:41.3 | continue running the government like a business, by which I mean taking as much as possible |
| 0:46.8 | while giving you as little in return and dismantle FEMA. There's a lot of questions about why FEMA matters anyway. Here's a question. |
| 0:58.4 | Quote, please pet the horses for me, if they like that. With the renewed push by Trump to get rid of FEMA, |
| 1:07.7 | an old talking point that I've never known how to deal with, has come up again with my family. |
| 1:13.8 | That being that they were useless with Katrina and Helene. So it's a waste to keep funding them. |
| 1:21.1 | Now I know that isn't true, but I don't know how to explain it isn't true beyond, |
| 1:27.2 | imagine how much worse those situations |
| 1:29.4 | would have been without them, which isn't really a good point with them, because they |
| 1:35.3 | really think things wouldn't have been worse and may in fact have even been better without |
| 1:41.2 | them. It should also be noted they've never lived in an area where and when |
| 1:47.4 | a national disaster happened that needed FEMA support. Ignorance sure is bliss, and I want to |
| 1:55.9 | shatter their ignorant bliss. Can you help me out? Start with this. Ask them what FEMA's job actually is. |
| 2:07.3 | The fact is, a lot of people who believe FEMA is failing couldn't define its job if their life |
| 2:13.6 | depended on it. Most people think it's a rescue organization, and really it's primarily a |
| 2:20.9 | logistics organization. The faceless federal organization is often the thing that gets blamed for |
| 2:28.1 | poor decisions made on the federal, state, or local level. FEMA provides immediate short-term assistance. |
| 2:37.5 | That small check that commentators often act like is the only assistance that FEMA gives. |
| 2:44.0 | It's called serious needs assistance. |
| 2:47.4 | That's for food, water, infant formula, breastfeeding equipment, diapers, personal hygiene items, |
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