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Old 08-29-2011, 11:29 AM   #471
panerd
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Originally Posted by JPhillips View Post
FEMA was created by Carter, but the role of FEMA existed in dozens of far-flung government agencies in many different departments. The executive order creating FEMA was a way to consolidate disaster recovery agencies into one body.

Which would go to Paul's point that by centralizing it into a huge bureaucracy it leads to "You're doing a heck of a job Brownie" type moments.
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