This piece was reprinted by OpEd News with permission or license. It may not be reproduced in any form without permission or license from the source.
FEMA "lacks key capabilities," said Heritage. Budget cuts and federal disinterest explain why. Obama wants FY 2013 disaster relief cut by $1 billion.
Part of what's cut he wants allocated to state and local programs. They're also cutting back. Most functions face reductions. Budget-cutting is de rigueur nationwide.
On October 31, The Citadel visiting scholar in entrepreneurship Russell Sobel headlined "The Free Market Can Do a Better Job," saying:
FEMA and other federal initiatives don't work. At issue is "central planning. Fixing disaster relief is simple:" privatize, privatize, privatize. Business works better than government so let it.
"Government should stick to law enforcement and major public works repairs."
Sobel advocates regulatory-free, tax incentivized free trade zones. So-called NGOs also have a role, he says. Most profiteer for themselves. They're predators, not humanitarians.
Nearly all have entrenched bureaucracies. Their officials are highly paid. Their operating rules are secret. Their financing sources and amounts aren't disclosed.
They all claim non-profit status, yet operate unethically. They collude with governments or business interests. They profiteer handsomely, own unrelated businesses, and exploit people they claim to serve.
Government should get largely out of the way, says Sobel. It should protect law and order, deregulate prices, secure property rights, decentralized markets, and let business operate freely.
Next Page 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
(Note: You can view every article as one long page if you sign up as an Advocate Member, or higher).
