RE: Why Americans aren't prepared for the next mega-disaster
I would agree with you! The other problems that State's have is that the Federal monies flow through the EMA's (Emergency Management Agencies) and it is up to the EMA's to decide how projects (Grant Requests) get funded. Since government is political and highly bureacratic, there is a loss of focus on what's really important - 'TO PROTECT THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE STATE", so the money can be spent on non-important projects that are political in nature.
The other issue from the Federal government perspective, there is no real governance or oversight on how the monies that they are giving the States is "really" being spent.
Until this gets changed, it is a sad state of affairs......
