‘This makes no sense’: FEMA solves $200 broken window with $12,000 motel stay

Topline: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is not in the habit of window shopping. At seemingly every opportunity, the agency prefers to blow as much money as possible.

A North Carolina woman recently asked FEMA for $200 to repair a window damaged by Hurricane Helene. FEMA told her she had to pay for it herself, but offered her and her family a month-long hotel stay for $12,000 while she found someone else to fix the window, according to WSOC-TV.

Key facts: Susan Lewis, 74...