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Title: Perry Cut Volunteer Fire Department Funding In Texas By 75 Percent This Year
Source: RAWSTORY
URL Source: http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2 ... nding-by-75-percent-this-year/
Published: Sep 6, 2011
Author: DAVID EDWARDS
Post Date: 2011-09-06 14:58:38 by Brian S
Keywords: None
Views: 4755
Comments: 25

Under Gov. Rick Perry (R) this year, Texas slashed state funding for the volunteer fire departments that protect most of the state from wildfires like the ones that have recently destroyed more than 700 homes.

Volunteer departments that were already facing financial strain were slated to have their funding cut from $30 million to $7 million, according to KVUE.

The majority of Texas is protected by volunteer fire departments. There are 879 volunteer fire departments in Texas and only 114 paid fire departments. Another 187 departments are a combination of volunteer and paid.

For that reason, aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could be more important than ever to the state where wildfires have recently been raging.

At a press conference Monday, Perry promised to seek federal disaster relief and said that FEMA would be in the state by Wednesday.

While the Texas governor has been highly critical of FEMA in the past, he told CBS’ Erica Hill Tuesday that now was not the time to worry about reforming the agency.

“The issue is taking care of these people right now,” Perry insisted. “We can work our way through any conversations about how to make agencies more efficient, how to make Department of Defense equipment, for instance, more available. There are a lot of issues we can talk about, but the fact of the matter is now is not the time to be trying to work out the details of how to make these agencies more efficient. Let’s get people out of harm’s way.”

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#1. To: Brian S (#0)

What, no pictures of Perry lighting the fires, Brian?

rotflmao.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-06   16:18:16 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Badeye, Brian S (#1)

Limited govt policies kill....

With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.

Godwinson  posted on  2011-09-08   15:11:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: Badeye (#1)

Perry lied...thousands of acres died...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-08   15:12:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Godwinson (#2)

Limited govt policies kill....

Only those to stupid or lazy to do for themselves, Godwincing.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-08   15:13:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Badeye, war, go65, lucysmom, Brian S, mininggold (#4)

Only those to stupid or lazy to do for themselves, Godwincing.

How appealing is this Republican ideology, I wonder? It is like the ideology of some super criminal in comic books. No wonder Jesus is burning them down.

With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.

Godwinson  posted on  2011-09-08   15:18:40 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Godwinson (#5)

Only those to stupid or lazy to do for themselves, Godwincing.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-08   15:21:33 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: Badeye (#6) (Edited)

I support letting Republican voting states suffer. The more of them that die the better. I don't want to save any red stater with my blue state money. You want to live via limited govt, then be prepared to die by it.

With the economy still in the dumper -- maybe permanently? -- and full-time jobs becoming as scarce as rain during a drought, huge percentages of Americans have had their (misplaced) faith in the American dream shaken, the upper-middle-class consumerist lifestyle is exposed as a mirage for anybody who plays by the rules. Capitalism and the America that embraced it as a way of life is now and forever more a failure. It does me good to know that the generation that voted in Reagan and his ideology will see their America die from that ideology before their very own eyes and knowing they had a hand in its destruction.

Godwinson  posted on  2011-09-08   15:24:25 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Badeye (#4)

Only those to stupid or lazy to do for themselves, Godwincing.

Like Perry who is screeching at the Federal Government to do something?

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-08   15:32:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Badeye, Godwinson (#6)

Only those to stupid or lazy to do for themselves, Godwincing.

I just can't get over the fact that those who yell the loudest about "doing for themselves" have their hands out taking from the so-called lazy liberal states.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-08   15:40:03 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: Badeye (#6)

Yo Boofer...it's after 3PM...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-08   15:40:45 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: lucysmom (#9)

As usual, nobody has a clue who or what you are talking about, Goofy.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-08   16:49:29 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: Badeye (#11)

As usual, nobody has a clue who or what you are talking about, Goofy.

Speak for yourself, Boofer.

On the other hand, you really are "nobody".

[snicker]

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-08   17:02:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Badeye (#11)

As usual, nobody has a clue who or what you are talking about, Goofy.

I'm talking about you whining when you should be working.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-08   19:31:56 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: lucysmom (#13)

As usual, nobody has a clue who or what you are talking about, Goofy.

I'm talking about you whining when you should be working.

No whining here Goofy, sorry, wrong again. And when you get off your ass and find a job, get back to me.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-09   6:51:19 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: lucysmom (#13)

I'm talking about you whining when you should be working.

How would you know when he should be working?

Have you ever said those words to someone on welfare?

A K A Stone  posted on  2011-09-09   6:58:21 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#16. To: Badeye, lucysmom (#14)

No whining here Goofy, sorry, wrong again. And when you get off your ass and find a job, get back to me.

I'll share the ironic chuckle with you LM...

If he only knew...but we can assure ouselves that he never will...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-09   7:46:28 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#17. To: A K A Stone (#15)

How would you know when he should be working?

C'mon Stone...is there anyone who wears his entire life on his sleeve as Boofer does?

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-09   7:47:12 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#18. To: Badeye (#14)

And when you get off your ass and find a job, get back to me.

Projecting again?

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-09   10:33:20 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#19. To: A K A Stone (#15)

How would you know when he should be working?

Well let's see - as a captain of industry, an employer of peeps, it's a fair guess he isn't scheduled for the graveyard shift; thus the bulk of his posting activity takes place during prime working hours.

Have you ever said those words to someone on welfare?

I don't know anybody on welfare.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-09   10:40:27 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#20. To: war (#16)

If he only knew...but we can assure ouselves that he never will...

Even if he knew, he wouldn't believe it.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-09   10:42:10 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#21. To: lucysmom (#18)

Nope. I know, you wish that was the case.

Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao

Badeye  posted on  2011-09-09   11:49:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#22. To: lucysmom (#20)

Even if he knew, he wouldn't believe it.

Looks like I will be out again in late October/early November...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-09   12:17:02 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#23. To: war (#22)

Looks like I will be out again in late October/early November...

I will be gone most of October, returning home October 31.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-09   19:12:14 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#24. To: lucysmom (#23)

Well...it looks like may be first week of December anyway.,.one of the customers is on "sabbatical" mid-October to Thanksgiving...

America...My Kind Of Place...

"I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..."
--GW Bush

"THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!"
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"

I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...

war  posted on  2011-09-10   8:16:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#25. To: war (#24)

Well...it looks like may be first week of December anyway.,.

December works.

"...all of the equations in neoclassical economics are rubbish. The differential equations describe nothing. Economics is not about mathematics, it is about the human being." Sandeep Jaitly

lucysmom  posted on  2011-09-11   7:57:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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