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Originally posted by HillbillyHippie1
Given such disasters as Katrina, Fukushima, and now Sandy and the inability of all government agencies and their bureaucratic think tanks to deal with and learn from such events, do you think there is a need for several private and public emergency preparedness think tanks which can compile reports, write papers, and submit ideas to local, state, and federal government agencies?
Do you think citizen emergency preparedness lobbying groups need to be formed to lobby legislatures to install preparedness plans and policies determined by the supporters of those groups to be necessary?
Furthermore, do you think such lobbyinggroups could do a better job informing and educating the public than the government can?
Also, do you think various companies and industries would quickly jump to financially back these groups once they realized the potential profits involved?
Finally, do you think many special interests groups could utilize emergency preparedness lobbyinggroups as a means to their own ends and be more successful in pushing their agendas (in other words abuse them)?
Originally posted by kdog1982
Maybe close to what you are thinking about?
kyem.ky.gov...
Originally posted by Taupin Desciple
Originally posted by kdog1982
Maybe close to what you are thinking about?
kyem.ky.gov...
That doesn't look like a think tank.
That looks like a good idea.
I don't really have a problem with most think tanks, but we've been having natural disasters in this country for a very long time now. This doesn't seem like a problem that should be hard to solve because we've had decades upon decades of practice in cleaning up communities after disasters. What exactly is it that we still need to learn that we haven't learned already?
Originally posted by HillbillyHippie1
Given such disasters as Katrina, Fukushima, and now Sandy and the inability of all government agencies and their bureaucratic think tanks to deal with and learn from such events, do you think there is a need for several private and public emergency preparedness think tanks which can compile reports, write papers, and submit ideas to local, state, and federal government agencies? Do you think citizen emergency preparedness lobbying groups need to be formed to lobby legislatures to install preparedness plans and policies determined by the supporters of those groups to be necessary? Furthermore, do you think such lobbying groups could do a better job informing and educating the public than the government can? Also, do you think various companies and industries would quickly jump to financially back these groups once they realized the potential profits involved? Finally, do you think many special interests groups could utilize emergency preparedness lobbying groups as a means to their own ends and be more successful in pushing their agendas (in other words abuse them)?