dirtyp
03-26-2008, 06:52 AM
Report: Big-box stores beat FEMA in disaster relief
“Communities seeking relief after natural disasters are more likely to find it in the aisles of their local Wal-Mart than in the federal government, according to a report issued last week.”
“Private organizations such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and other so-called “big box” stores provided more supplies and relief than the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina, George Mason University’s Mercatus Center said in a report released March 20. Local store managers took advantage of their autonomy and moved quickly to reopen after the storm and distribute supplies — sometimes for free, and often without the permission of superiors. One Wal-Mart employee in Kenner, La., broke through a warehouse door with a forklift to get water for a nearby retirement home, the report said.”
http://blog4paul.blogspot.com/2008/03/report-big-box-stores-beat-fema-in.html
“Communities seeking relief after natural disasters are more likely to find it in the aisles of their local Wal-Mart than in the federal government, according to a report issued last week.”
“Private organizations such as Wal-Mart, Home Depot and other so-called “big box” stores provided more supplies and relief than the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the days immediately after Hurricane Katrina, George Mason University’s Mercatus Center said in a report released March 20. Local store managers took advantage of their autonomy and moved quickly to reopen after the storm and distribute supplies — sometimes for free, and often without the permission of superiors. One Wal-Mart employee in Kenner, La., broke through a warehouse door with a forklift to get water for a nearby retirement home, the report said.”
http://blog4paul.blogspot.com/2008/03/report-big-box-stores-beat-fema-in.html