Jones act hurting Puerto Rico?

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Originally posted by Kenney

I drove all over the island meeting with mayors to set up distribution centers. Some were organized, but collectively, they had prepared very little and expected FEMA to save the day."

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Sounds like the situation there is not unlike it was with Katrina: the local government had done very little to prepare the community to do what needed to be done to prepare/protect themselves. The local government is supposed to be the first responders and FEMA is expected to come in after them as a backstop. My impression is that Hawaii is a good deal more aggressive at local preparedness than most - although there is still plenty of room for improvement still. But that is limited by the resources our political establishment is willing to invest - your best plan is to not have to rely on local government or the Feds to bail you out...