At first, this seemed like an internet hoax: FEMA is giving out debit cards for all Katrina victims, $2000. But it is real indeed. Here is the Fema press release, and a news story. LibertyGuys offers a solid critique. But beyond the criticism that this is redistribution driven by politics, sets a very strange precedent, introduces a moral hazard on some scale, one does wonder whether and to what extent this is going to introduce complications into the work being done by the real charitable sector. I wonder too whether there is any historical precedent for something like this.
Fema Dollars for all
