“FEMA should raise the threshold because the per capita indicator has not kept pace with inflation, and this over time has effectively lowered the threshold for public assistance and caused FEMA’s resources to be stretched perilously thin.” (General Welfare, Dept. of Homeland Security, Page 185)

Raising disaster aid standards will leave many communities, especially those with limited resources, unable to get federal help after a disaster strikes. This makes recovery much harder without the support they will need. As weather events are increasing in their devastation, increasing the standards will leave communities without the funds needed to rebuild.