> it would be unreasonable to expect the government to be everywhere immediately eh, it really hinges on how much we want to pay. i'm not saying you can just t

> it would be unreasonable to expect the government to be everywhere immediately eh, it really hinges on how much we want to pay. i'm not saying you can just throw money at problems to make them go away, but there are quite a few things we could do. An obvious government organization that feed and clothe tens of thousands of people half way around the world at a moment's notice is the military. That of course costs ~$600 billion a year. It's feasible to have caches of food and water and generators and mobile cell stations that can be trucked or airlifted with no notice. Mobile emergency rooms, kitchens and shelters aren't really that hard to put together. It would cost billions, but it's totally doable. The other half is about people. Partly getting high skill people from around the country to where they're needed, when they're needed. Electricians for example. really important for recovery. Also, volunteer organization. There are effectively a ton of unskilled people that need to be fed and sheltered. And there's a ton of unskilled work that can be done. I'm not saying we should force people to work to get fed after a disaster. I'm saying lots of those people want to fix things, and we're not great at using their labor. FEMA is what it is. it could be very good. but that ain't cheap.