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74. ding ding ding!

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Thu Nov 1, 2012, 10:06 AM

Nov 2012

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The REAL Reason Why Republicans Want To ABOLISH FEMA: So They Can PROFIT From Natural Disasters [View all] Segami Oct 2012 OP

Ah disaster capitalism! muntrv Oct 2012 #1

Another reason they wont address climate Laurajr Oct 2012 #5

Here is today's meeting with Jeb and Romney. Segami Oct 2012 #14

gen. disc. kardonb Nov 2012 #61

ding ding ding! NoMoreWarNow Nov 2012 #74

I recommend The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein central scrutinizer Oct 2012 #13

Iraq was disaster capitalism. alfredo Oct 2012 #51

The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism Kurovski Nov 2012 #63

Unfuckinbelievable! brush Oct 2012 #43

If the stock market crashes then the private FEMAs would vanish Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2012 #2

romney said the best scenario would be handing it over to the private sector spanone Oct 2012 #3

Correction....that's Vulture capitalists..... Wounded Bear Oct 2012 #12

Oh this makes perfect sense! Laurajr Oct 2012 #4

Absolutely! And the worse the climate gets, the more they'll make. Avalux Oct 2012 #6

Yep. They think they are insulated from the shitstorm. CrispyQ Nov 2012 #73

BINGO! Disaster Capitalism. n/t ProfessionalLeftist Oct 2012 #7

Pain Profiteering; like our health care system ErikJ Oct 2012 #8

Thats correct. Its no different. And they don't care except for the bottom line. Segami Oct 2012 #16

sounds a lot like Halliburton dwilso40641 Oct 2012 #9

EXACTLY! Halliburton. That was a total rip-off of Americans' money. Never, EVER should have happened ailsagirl Oct 2012 #49

Of course. Just like they are profiting from education at all levels, health care, banking geckosfeet Oct 2012 #10

That's almost as scary as the disaster itself. It would cost us MORE, wouldn't it? Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #11

we'd pay their fees AND TAXES BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2012 #59

Same reason why the GOP starts wars. A few people make a lot of money off of the corpses of Politicub Oct 2012 #15

Bingo! hifiguy Oct 2012 #17

Bush's FEMA subcontracted work to cronies after Katrina & it was a clusterfuck catbyte Oct 2012 #18

+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #56

Shock Doctrine. They take advantage of people who are traumatized sabrina 1 Oct 2012 #19

How the hell could any private disaster company afford to handle something like Sandy? Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #20

First, they would only help paying customers. Second, when it really hits the fan, tclambert Oct 2012 #26

And then the government will have to step in and pick up the pieces lolly Oct 2012 #52

The government would still be paying for it dansolo Nov 2012 #70

K&R Arctic Dave Oct 2012 #21

There is no money to be saved by privatization. Ilsa Oct 2012 #22

And what would the scenario be Curmudgeoness Oct 2012 #23

"To all you family members in other states--Won't you pay to rescue your loved ones?" tclambert Oct 2012 #30

actually it will be more like this. airplaneman Oct 2012 #35

Do you think lyingsackofmitt Oct 2012 #24

Vulnerable people are an opportunity. reusrename Oct 2012 #25

Never ask why in this life until you have followed the money and still don't have an answer TheKentuckian Oct 2012 #27

Privatize profits and socialize costs. ananda Oct 2012 #28

+1 nt ProudProgressiveNow Oct 2012 #32

+2 nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #39

That's exactly what I thought when I first read they wanted to defund FEMA, privatizing for polly7 Oct 2012 #29

Just to be extra cynical ThoughtCriminal Oct 2012 #31

Abolishing FEMA and privatizing disaster help may be the most horrific kind of privatization for the We People Oct 2012 #45

A closer analogy would be prison privatization lolly Oct 2012 #54

That's all it has ever been about for them... Brooklyn Dame Oct 2012 #33

Nothing new here. They want to privatize every aspect of our lives to make a PROFIT! Liberal_Stalwart71 Oct 2012 #34

What's to prevent them from creating a disaster and then profiting from it? mile18blister Oct 2012 #36

The war on drugs..... Segami Oct 2012 #37

+1 nt Live and Learn Oct 2012 #42

As I mentioned on a previous thread, HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #38

Thank you for sharing! Its an eye-opener! Segami Oct 2012 #47

Check out HR 6346 Delmette Oct 2012 #40

The government cannot discriminate! SCVDem Oct 2012 #41

Well *yeah* OnyxCollie Oct 2012 #44

Well, du'uh KauaiK Oct 2012 #46

This makes no sense npk Oct 2012 #48

Of course. Marymarg Oct 2012 #50

Disaster profiteers (NT) The Wizard Oct 2012 #53

Hey, Grandpa's cancer doesn't have that high a profit margin...nt cbrer Oct 2012 #55

K&R speaking of which...check out the privatization of prisons and halfway houses in NJ, eom amborin Nov 2012 #57

No shit, everytime............ mrmpa Nov 2012 #58

Privatizing. Fire Walk With Me Nov 2012 #60

Beneath contempt. caseymoz Nov 2012 #62

Well, duh. ArcticFox Nov 2012 #64

Check out this Romney quote from today... SomethingFishy Nov 2012 #65

So everything can be done on the cheap and nickeled and dimed. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #66

Yep. And choose the folks to help. And control people, repress people, grab power, divide us upi402 Nov 2012 #67

How do we make them understand that it doesn't work?? politicat Nov 2012 #68

Thanks to the climate change (that they deny) it's a GROWING MARKET. Care Acutely Nov 2012 #69

They don't care. These are greed driven corporatists that want to put everything up for sale. Segami Nov 2012 #71

Two years of Rick Scott had me forgetting about how bad a governor Jeb Bush also was. Tommy_Carcetti Nov 2012 #72

Everyone should watch this excellent video that Will Pitt posted: CrispyQ Nov 2012 #75

You have got to be fucking kidding me. wakemewhenitsover Nov 2012 #76

It is as bad as profiting from people's illness.... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #77