Community | September 06, 2011 | 13 comments

No wonder Rick Perry wants to move to the White House; there is fire protection there. TX cut funding to volunteer fire depts. over 70%

source: http://www.kvue.com/video/featured-videos/Volunteer-firefighters-in-Texas-struggle-with-fina...

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No wonder Rick Perry prays for Texas during these wildfires! 2nd largest state in union has 114 paid fire departments, 187 combination paid/volunteer depts and 879 volunteer fire dept. The state cut funding for those volunteer departments from $30M to $7M.

Members of some volunteer departments have spent money out of pocket for equipment, but hey, that state budget sure makes Perry look like a big time budget genius, huh? I figured the 'Texas Miracle' was probably just smoke and mirrors. Turns out it is just smoke. If the GOP there had any mirrors they might be scared of what they see in them.

How many homes gone already? Gee, does cutting funding to essential services really save money?

Of course, Perry is counting on FEMA at this point. FEMA, FEMA? That seems to ring a bell... oh yeah, Perry is critical of the agency, but "he told CBS’ Erica Hill Tuesday that now was not the time to worry about reforming the agency." http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/texas-cut-fire-department-funding-by-7... Right, RIck, just send the teams in, crank up the federal money machine and haul your ass out of the wildfire.

Will Eric Cantor insist on cuts to other essential services to make up for what will be sent to Texas to put out wildfires and maintain the myth of the much touted (by Perry) 'Texas Miracle?'

My ol granny used to say "You pay for what you need, whether you buy it or not". Might be we need some grannies running things. She was, by the way, a Republican. Of course, back when she registered to vote, just after women were finally granted that precious right, the GOP was a different animal than it is today.
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