Critics of FEMA claim that private companies should handle disaster relief because bureaucratic involvement at taxpayers’ expense increases the likelihood that
a. sentimental value will be a priority over rebuilding in safer areas.
b. historic value will be disregarded in favor of profits.
c. insurance companies will take advantage of generous government payouts.
d. federal flood insurance and other federal insurance programs will go bankrupt in the face of another large crisis.
e. social biases will prevent fairness in the distribution of funding.
ANS: A
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