The Federal Emergency Management Agency is broke. Surprise, surprise. We have been supporting them for years, and for good cause. Earthquakes, tsunamis, forest fires, floods, hurricanes and whatever else one could imagine.

We just didn’t know that the monies would be used to buy cellphones, new shoes, new clothes, bus fare, airfare, hotel rooms and anything they might want, providing they are immigrants, legal or otherwise.

I am not prejudiced by any means, but now FEMA wants more money, and they are going to get it from people like us, who live on the coast. If they want more, they will probably raise mandatory insurance if you live over 10 miles from a fire department.

BOB COOK

Seaside