I actually think that FEMA is necessary. There needs to be a goverment entity for a initial response. E.G. the rescue effort. The amount of mismanagement after that clearly dictates that someone else should/could have done better.
No easy answers to any of this.
But maybe if we did to some of our officials who have blanatly profited, or worse, been incompetent that China does… I bet things would be different in this country…
PS I am lazy tonight and not checking spelling thus my postings look like someone’s who adds and subtracts better than they write… The mark of an engineer.