Fema mart
I sent this to the local paper, just a thought
Fema-Mart
It occurs to me that in times of national disaster, the US Government should use every available asset for the distribution of emergency supplies. In that FEMA has repeatedly proven that they cannot get the correct supplies to the correct state, never mind the correct city in a timely manner, maybe they should contract with Wal-Mart to deliver critical supplies to the affected areas. Wal-Mart reputedly has the best distribution system in the world. I am sure that they could manage to send ice; MRE’s and water to the correct place in a timely manner and at a competitive cost. I cannot remember when Wal-Mart was out of anything I needed for more than a few hours. Wal-Marts also seem to be conveniently located to most urban and suburban areas. Their parking lots could also be used for initial staging and distribution areas. I am sure these measures would cost less than the FEMA method of poor communications, haphazard distribution and poorly coordinated delivery. Wal-Mart could use FEMA supplied contractors for supplies and provide cost effective supply and distribution methods to facilitate delivery. I believe that Wal-Mart could accomplish these goals better, faster and cheaper than the US Government or even Halliburton.
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