06-18-2019, 07:58 AM
Darn, I thought this was going to be about Mayor Kim and the millions he is trying to redirect to Hilo and Kona!
Seriously, though, imagine the complaints if FEMA had waited additional months to dole out the disaster relief. The example in the story highlights some shenanigans: keeping a property in a parent's trust to avoid the taxes or liability of owning it, then wanting disaster relief as if they had owned it...
While FEMA was here I heard anecdotes about homeless folks claiming lost homes and receiving thousands of dollars. I just chalked them up to the usual coconut wireless, but who knows, maybe the Federal Government is smarter than they look.
Seriously, though, imagine the complaints if FEMA had waited additional months to dole out the disaster relief. The example in the story highlights some shenanigans: keeping a property in a parent's trust to avoid the taxes or liability of owning it, then wanting disaster relief as if they had owned it...
While FEMA was here I heard anecdotes about homeless folks claiming lost homes and receiving thousands of dollars. I just chalked them up to the usual coconut wireless, but who knows, maybe the Federal Government is smarter than they look.