Comment Submitted by National Taxpayers Union
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Summary: The National Taxpayers Union supports the FEMA Review Council's Final Report, which aims to reduce taxpayer burdens by emphasizing individual responsibility, increasing state and local disaster capacity, and reforming the National Flood Insurance Program. They argue that while the report's goals are beneficial for fiscal responsibility, the council must remain realistic about the political challenges and implementation hurdles involved in transitioning to a more privatized and risk-based system.
Dear Members of the FEMA Review Council,
National Taxpayers Union, the nation’s oldest organization representing the interests of taxpayers, appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Final Report of the FEMA Review Council. We strongly agree with the general concept guiding the report: that Americans should “embrace their individual responsibility” to lower heavily increasing burdens on taxpayers in the provision of both federal disaster response and flood insurance, and thank you for your efforts in drafting a Final Report that, if implemented, will finally start lowering the costs to taxpayers from ever-increasing federal disaster recovery and flood insurance expenses.
Please see the attached letter with our comments. If you have any questions, we would welcome the opportunity to engage on these timely and important issues.
Sincerely,
David Timmons
Senior Policy Manager
National Taxpayers Union