FEMA found to aid higher-income groups - where to buy air purifiers

Fort Lauderdale, Florida. --
After Hurricane Wilma in Hollywood, Florida
The surgeon received money from the federal emergency response authority for a generator.
A lawmaker on the plantation received $274 more money from the agency than he paid for the generator.
However, in October, a Fort Lauderdale teenager with serious medical problems had to insert a catheter by candlelight.
The storm destroyed electricity.
His family couldn't afford a generator.
The Federal Emergency Services Administration benefits from the project to reimburse applicants for generator and storm cleanup programsand upper-
With the largest income in Florida, so far, in the past two hurricane seasons, the South Florida sun, taxpayers have spent more than $0. 332 billion.
Sentinel found in ongoing investigations into disaster assistance.
For Wilma alone, the Federal Emergency Management Agency bought $84 million in generators last Monday for 101,028 people in 13 counties in Florida.
Under the agreement with the state that paid 25% of the fee, FEMA is a generator, chain saw, dehumidifier, air purifier and wet-
A dry vacuum cleaner purchased for home use after the disaster.
The repayment of four Florida hurricanes in 2004 was $0. 242 billion.
80% of the funds flow to the applicant --and upper-income areas.
FEMA does not have an income limit, but leaves states on their own to choose what to reimburse for each disaster.
States can choose to exclude certain programs or restrictions, but Florida's policy remains the most generous of the Hurricanes --
Fragile countries.
"It's disgusting," said David Brownstein, a plantation insurance fraud lawyer . ".
Brownstein filed a claim against a generator he bought when David's house was out of power from Wilma.
He said he was "able to make six figures" and "definitely can afford my own ".
"Brownstein was surprised by his qualifications, but was even more surprised when his government check arrived at a maximum of $836.
He paid $562, including tax. Dr.
Hollywood's Arthur Palamara, a vascular surgeon and a candidate for the state house, bought a generator a week later in Wilma, got a check for $836 from FEMA and he is now discussing whether to cash it.
Palamara said: "My son made me sad and they said, 'You really don't deserve the money. 'Palamara lives in a house assessed as $1. 1 million.
When Wilma lost the power of Debbie slprinceton at her home in Fort Lauderdale, she begged the federal emergency response agency to buy a generator for her 18-year-old son, Marcus, who was born with a heart and
"Fema said, 'Go get a generator, 'and they will pay us back, but we don't have the money," she said . ".
Marcus uses a catheter several times a day to remove body waste.
In the absence of electricity, he completed the task with the light from the battery
Operating lights, some small candles when they fail.
A week later, the family moved to a motel that was covered by homeowner insurance.
FEMA did not respond to requests to comment on the newspaper's findings.