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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOpinion: Trump ignores California's climate catastrophe because it is not his base
An interesting fact, and inconvenient truth, Trump wholly ignores is that even the timber industry Trump and Republicans support regularly have slammed the federal government for investing far too little in the priceless wild spaces.
Environmental groups have equally screamed bloody murder that the federal government is not taking care to preserve forests on its own land. This year is no different and sure enough, Trumps proposed budget for fiscal 2021 contains significant cuts to an already underfunded agency; but he found funding for a wall and plenty of cash for his resorts.
Another bit of truth that Trump is well aware of is that of the 33 million acres of Californias forests, 57 percent are under control of the federal government. Additionally, another 40 percent are controlled by private enterprise. Californias share is only 3 percent and yet the states forestry agencies are stretched thin and struggling mightily to take up the slack because Trumps administration is perpetually cutting funding for national parks and federal land that are home to most national forests.
It was reported yesterday (Friday) that Oregon Governor Kate Brown said her state was still waiting to hear from the White House a day after she asked Trump for help in combating wildfires covering hundreds of thousands of acres. Trump is unwilling to even reply to a plea for federal assistance to help Oregonians impacted by wildfires, but was quick to send in Brownshirts to abuse Oregonians exercising their constitutional right to protest. - PoliticusUSA
Environmental groups have equally screamed bloody murder that the federal government is not taking care to preserve forests on its own land. This year is no different and sure enough, Trumps proposed budget for fiscal 2021 contains significant cuts to an already underfunded agency; but he found funding for a wall and plenty of cash for his resorts.
Another bit of truth that Trump is well aware of is that of the 33 million acres of Californias forests, 57 percent are under control of the federal government. Additionally, another 40 percent are controlled by private enterprise. Californias share is only 3 percent and yet the states forestry agencies are stretched thin and struggling mightily to take up the slack because Trumps administration is perpetually cutting funding for national parks and federal land that are home to most national forests.
It was reported yesterday (Friday) that Oregon Governor Kate Brown said her state was still waiting to hear from the White House a day after she asked Trump for help in combating wildfires covering hundreds of thousands of acres. Trump is unwilling to even reply to a plea for federal assistance to help Oregonians impacted by wildfires, but was quick to send in Brownshirts to abuse Oregonians exercising their constitutional right to protest. - PoliticusUSA
Republicon vindictiveness. All the money will be directed to benefit red states and those in blue states can die! Let's return the favor in 2021 and beyond, please. It's important to note that in each of these three western states that are burning, that their rural areas are republicon strongholds. But that doesn't matter to the GOP, they can die too.
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Opinion: Trump ignores California's climate catastrophe because it is not his base (Original Post)
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Sep 2020
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pwb
(11,258 posts)1. That should help wipe out any red congresspeople in California.
Trump is a poor planer. His mouth will defeat him.
modrepub
(3,492 posts)2. Already Said This Elsewhere
but I'll bet Trump will funnel federal assistance to LA, MS and AL once TS Sally comes ashore later this week before he does anything for CA, WA and OR. Dems in Congress and elsewhere had better wise up to the tax transfer at the Federal and State level that funnels $ into rural Republican areas and makes the Dem areas raise local taxes to make up for lost revenue (at the State and Federal levels) then turns around and pummel these areas for "tax and spend".
Not just wise up, but turn vindictive themselves in return play.
Eyeball_Kid
(7,430 posts)4. Trump's nonverbal reply to the burning western states: Let 'em bake. It's time for RETRIBUTION. n/t
roamer65
(36,745 posts)5. Secession looks better every day.