There is such a thing!The government sets fire, and the people pay money

Author: Lu Zi

Government departments caused a fire, but the fire victims had to share the repair and reconstruction costs. This incredible phenomenon really appeared in the United States.

According to Reuters on the 31st, in April this year, the largest wildfire since the record of records in New Mexico, the fire has been burned out of 432 houses and more than 1,370 square kilometers of forests and grasslands. Most of these land are owned by the Indian-Spanish pasture community with hundreds of years.

It is the US Forestry Administration (USFS). The U.S. Forestry Administration intends to burn in the local area to reduce the risk of wildfire. As a result, it was not expected that there was a mistake, which caused the fire to lose control and caused thousands of people to be displaced.

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Now, local residents and official officials of the New Mexico state say that the US government requires victims to share the recovery costs on private land.

This is inconsistent with the US President Biden's original statement. In June, Biden said when visiting New Mexico: "Today I announced that the federal government will bear all the costs." Biden also issued a disaster statement at the time, including the federal government in charge of the ruins and taking emergency protection measures. Essence

The reality is that the federal expenses of other federal relief projects restrict the power of Biden's power. Daniel Encinias was one of the victims of Biden. At the time, officials of the Agricultural Department of Agriculture told him that he would receive timely support, with little cost or no cost.

Endinias submitted an application for repairing a well to the Natural Resources Protection of the Ministry of Agriculture, but he was told that according to a federal regulations, he had to share a 25%fee because it was not a Bayeng statement statement. Scope of exemption. Endinias said that officials of the Natural Resources Protection told him that his application will be considered in September. If it is accepted, the restoration work will begin 6 to 12 months later.

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It is reported that, just like many fire victims without insurance in this low -income area, the ranch owner did the work by himself. "I didn't cause this damn fire, why did I pay all the price?" Said Endinias, 55.

The Natural Resources Protection of Endinias asked an official at a local office of New Mexico to reflect the problem to the headquarters, but the officials there did not respond to the comments request. The White House did not respond to the request for comment.

According to Reuters, according to the New Mexican forestry worker Laura McCarthy, many families affected by fire cannot afford the at least 25%of the US Department of Agriculture's "Emergency Forest Recovery Plan" (EFRP).

"The federal government burned your house," said Teresa Leger Fernandez, so in my opinion, they have a responsibility to pay 100%of the reconstruction costs. "

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