Trump, self-described expert on forest management, cited Finland's, now reported in hot water with the World Wildlife Fund
Sweden and Finland, EU's most forested countries, aren't doing enough to protect their primary & old-growth forests falling short of EU comm https://phys.org/news/2025-01-wwf-blasts-sweden-finland.html
They want to get rid of FEMA so make the wealthy MFs of Ted states pay out of their own pockets "Elon Musk" and watch his bank account crumble like his stock is.
California could handle its disasters if it did not send any money to Washington DC. Maybe instead of canada being apart of the US Washington State, Oregon and California should join Canada and Mexico in forming a new North American federation.
California does not send $$ to the federal government EXCEPT for the income tax deducted from the wages of state employees. Most $$ that comes from a state is coming directly from nongovernmental (private) employers remitting the payroll taxes directly to the Treasury.
If California didn't send the federal government 83 billion a year that's then spent on red states, they would be able to care for their residents. It's time that happens.
California does not send $$ to the federal government EXCEPT for the income tax deducted from the wages of state employees. Most $$ that comes from a state is coming directly from nongovernmental (private) employers remitting the payroll taxes directly to the Treasury.
Private employers are required by law to transmit payroll taxes to the Treasury. That money never goes to the State of California. The private employers can't simply hold that money.
And I'm telling you that if an employer fails to remit those taxes, they will be held liable. If the taxes remain unpaid and the failure is determined to be willful, the IRS can place a lien on the employer's assets or file criminal charges.
California does not send $$ to the federal government EXCEPT for the income tax deducted from the wages of state employees. Most $$ that comes from a state is coming directly from nongovernmental (private) employers remitting the payroll taxes directly to the Treasury.
Yes of course. Which is why I’m advocating for people to not pay federal taxes. But thank you for clarifying. CA citizens pay federal taxes but then are denied federal aid because DonOld doesn’t like the state. Does that seem fair?
Of course it isn't. I thought you were advocating for the employers to refrain from remitting the employee's taxes. FYI,he's hardly the only one. Look at all the 179 GOP assholes who voted against disaster relief for Sandy.
I was working as a system’s analyst for State of NY when Sandy hit. People in Manhattan were flooded! People were desperate. The state also failed to provide adequate support. That’s why I quit. It was too hard on my heart.
Why doesn't he take that attitude towards the Insurance industry which is looting and pillaging our population and not delivering the services. Just have the insurance companies made into government agencies and the CEOs now can't make more than the president, and they will do their job better!
FEMA is very necessary these disasters are way to big for the states to handle Army core of engineers need to be deployed it’s going to be a huge undertaking if Trump was smart He’d give them the full backing of our government
Mississippi has swarms of tornadoes now multiple times a yr. We also have occasional hurricanes, floods, and fires. We can't afford to pay for disasters without Federal help. People would probably just be broke without any money for cleanup or rebuilding. Without FEMA, towns would never be rebuilt.
I'm in Texas. We are one of the top 3 disaster prone states. I flooded during Harvey. I was insured with FEMA they were incredible.2024 was awful with back to back disasters. FEMA can only do so much. We keep building and rebuilding where we
should not with climate change on the rise.
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Sweden and Finland, EU's most forested countries, aren't doing enough to protect their primary & old-growth forests falling short of EU comm https://phys.org/news/2025-01-wwf-blasts-sweden-finland.html
What is the federal government good for, if not to help people in times of disaster like this?
HOLY SHIT
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should not with climate change on the rise.
Among other things, magafolk don't believe in research, experts, or learning lessons from the mistakes of people in the past.
We are in that doom cycle now because of an ignorant dumb fuck president....