November 10, 2005
Fascinating
On the heels of Tuesday's special election, I think Antonio Villaraigosa has gotten "reform religion". Read this article
Comments
Tim:
I'm not sure creating super bureaucracies is really a great step in reform. I mean, the city of LA can't even manage section 8 housing programs from fraud, waste, and abuse. Now, LA wants the city to run the schools?
Let's look at homeland security? FEMA used to be a cabinet level position. Under the Homeland Security Act FEMA moved under the unmbrella of Homeland security. FEMA lost a lot of political clout in budget fights over the past few years as Congress appropriated more funds to securing America from terrorists than from natural disasters.
FEMA became significantly weakened and it showed in the response to Katrina dna other disasters.
And if you don't think FEMA's error and the big bureaucratic reform doesn't have national effects. Have any of you seen the new flood maps that are magically putting more people in flood zones subject to the National Flood insurance program premiums. Essentially, Simi and Moorpark are now going to pay for an insolvent National Flood Insurance Program that was pilfered to pay for the mistakes of FEMA and Mike Brown.
I guess no one has really responded to the fact that now all our local businesses and homes will be paying high flood premiums. I wonder if local businesses here would have been so generous to Katrina victims had they known FEMA would tag them to pay for the National Flood insurance Program FEMA and Congress squandered. Talk about a job killer.
Making things bigger and more irresponsive is not real reform. Just ask FEMA...
Scott
I'm sorry Scott, but I don't recall supporting the Mayor's vision, only reporting that it had happen. His ideas for reform I am sure are far from mine, although his cause is noble.
I think it's interesting that the mayor feels he will need to wage "jihad" (his word) to rest control of the schools. But I wonder if he knows what he will do with them even if it happens.
Tim
Tim:
This is a miscommunication. I did kind of come off implying that you supported it, but I didn't intend it.
So, the mayor wants a "holy war" on schools? What does that mean? I'm confused.
Scott
Tim:
I'm not sure creating super bureaucracies is really a great step in reform. I mean, the city of LA can't even manage section 8 housing programs from fraud, waste, and abuse. Now, LA wants the city to run the schools?
Let's look at homeland security? FEMA used to be a cabinet level position. Under the Homeland Security Act FEMA moved under the unmbrella of Homeland security. FEMA lost a lot of political clout in budget fights over the past few years as Congress appropriated more funds to securing America from terrorists than from natural disasters.
FEMA became significantly weakened and it showed in the response to Katrina dna other disasters.
And if you don't think FEMA's error and the big bureaucratic reform doesn't have national effects. Have any of you seen the new flood maps that are magically putting more people in flood zones subject to the National Flood insurance program premiums. Essentially, Simi and Moorpark are now going to pay for an insolvent National Flood Insurance Program that was pilfered to pay for the mistakes of FEMA and Mike Brown.
I guess no one has really responded to the fact that now all our local businesses and homes will be paying high flood premiums. I wonder if local businesses here would have been so generous to Katrina victims had they known FEMA would tag them to pay for the National Flood insurance Program FEMA and Congress squandered. Talk about a job killer.
Making things bigger and more irresponsive is not real reform. Just ask FEMA...
Scott
Posted by: Scott Blough at November 11, 2005 09:44 AM