MichaelHarris
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Mon Oct-12-09 12:20 AM
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in Katrina didn't live on a barrier island, they lived in poor neighborhoods behind poorly built seawalls. They were told they were protected.
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MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:01 AM |
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If her house is paid off, she can take out a loan and buy a new house, Inland. |
madeline_con |
Oct-12-09 12:03 AM |
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exactly |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:14 AM |
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I CAN'T BELIEVE IT |
HowHasItComeToThis |
Oct-12-09 01:21 AM |
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Excellent point. |
bvar22 |
Oct-12-09 12:54 PM |
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I hate to get all biblical |
obliviously |
Oct-12-09 12:11 AM |
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And that book also talks about paying for the consequences |
liberalhistorian |
Oct-12-09 09:37 AM |
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How about this gem: "As you reap, yay, also you shall sow..." |
Romulox |
Oct-12-09 11:49 AM |
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Same with mudslide, wildfires, earthquakes, and flooding areas. |
Lex |
Oct-12-09 12:12 AM |
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But ultimately if we're going to include all those predictable risks |
spoony |
Oct-12-09 12:14 AM |
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I agree. But should one group be singled out of all the rest of predictable |
Lex |
Oct-12-09 12:15 AM |
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No, sorry I didn't make that clear. |
spoony |
Oct-12-09 12:21 AM |
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We are |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:30 AM |
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People |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:20 AM |
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Right, but I'm sure you heard the same things I did |
spoony |
Oct-12-09 12:23 AM |
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they do have those regions |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:27 AM |
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When you talk about earthquakes you're talkin' 20% of thepopulation |
alittlelark |
Oct-12-09 01:22 AM |
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Nah, not all of those places fit the same catgory. |
rd_kent |
Oct-12-09 12:13 PM |
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Wrong, some places are prone to these over and over and over. |
Lex |
Oct-12-09 12:28 PM |
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Yes, SOME places are, but you implied that ALL places like that should just be fucked... |
rd_kent |
Oct-12-09 12:56 PM |
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No, I said that you can't just single out beach properties. There are other |
Lex |
Oct-12-09 01:18 PM |
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No. Those kinds of fires can not happen everywhere. |
bvar22 |
Oct-12-09 01:05 PM |
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I think earthquakes may be a little different |
Blue_In_AK |
Oct-12-09 01:24 PM |
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Her house is gone, but she owns the land (fee-simple) free and clear? |
flvegan |
Oct-12-09 12:20 AM |
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she wants us |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:23 AM |
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Well then pity her. Want in one hand |
flvegan |
Oct-12-09 12:37 AM |
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She wants a home with no mortgage! |
Chemisse |
Oct-12-09 06:54 AM |
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They do it for the same reason as the bailouts |
Confusious |
Oct-12-09 12:22 AM |
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If the entire $80,000 had to go to the mortgage company then she did not |
RB TexLa |
Oct-12-09 12:24 AM |
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I believe your anger at the beach dweller may well be misplaced. |
merh |
Oct-12-09 12:31 AM |
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nope |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:39 AM |
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You couldn't get insurance if you built on a volcano. |
merh |
Oct-12-09 12:45 AM |
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I'm in total agreement |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:49 AM |
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I do understand your position. |
merh |
Oct-12-09 12:56 AM |
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I lived in Texas City and |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:45 AM |
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Like I said, they have handled the health care reform issue badly |
merh |
Oct-12-09 12:51 AM |
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I wonder |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:57 AM |
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If you had proof that you lost your roof, you had proof that the wind |
merh |
Oct-12-09 01:06 AM |
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I remember your story from when this was happening. |
truedelphi |
Oct-12-09 01:49 AM |
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LOL - I know what you mean - I don't know of any calamity proof |
merh |
Oct-12-09 02:12 AM |
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Well I imagine that you can't pay much for earthquake insurance in LA. |
truedelphi |
Oct-12-09 02:15 AM |
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+1 : from a former resident |
waiting for hope |
Oct-12-09 09:40 AM |
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There has been controversy here in NY as well about rebuilding houses in known |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-12-09 12:50 AM |
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I see footage |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 01:13 AM |
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Between banks and insurance companies.....we are all victims |
BrklynLiberal |
Oct-12-09 06:03 PM |
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Is her race an important part of your story? |
pnwmom |
Oct-12-09 12:52 AM |
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yup it is |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:54 AM |
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I disagree. The issue is privilege, not race -- and they don't always coincide. n/t |
pnwmom |
Oct-12-09 04:27 AM |
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Her race makes it ok.... |
MellowDem |
Oct-12-09 10:16 AM |
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+1 n/t |
tammywammy |
Oct-12-09 10:21 AM |
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Give her a fema trailer. |
aikoaiko |
Oct-12-09 12:54 AM |
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those are |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 12:56 AM |
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would you stop that. |
merh |
Oct-12-09 12:59 AM |
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I'm sorry for your |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 01:05 AM |
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thank you |
merh |
Oct-12-09 01:09 AM |
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I went through |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 01:14 AM |
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I've been through more than I can remember. |
merh |
Oct-12-09 01:30 AM |
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I live in the Keys |
cwydro |
Oct-12-09 12:56 PM |
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Yeah one with a good dose of formaldehyde |
lonestarnot |
Oct-12-09 09:43 AM |
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Give the beach 'access' back to the people... the beach is ours anyway |
JCMach1 |
Oct-12-09 01:13 AM |
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back in the 70s |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 01:17 AM |
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Let's not insure anyone living in Tornado Alley.Or New Orleans.Or the flood plains of the Ohio River |
Hekate |
Oct-12-09 01:36 AM |
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She got her pay off |
Raineyb |
Oct-12-09 02:21 AM |
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It really depends on her policy whether or not she's entitled |
laughingliberal |
Oct-12-09 10:52 AM |
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Her policy said she was entitled to 80 grand. |
Raineyb |
Oct-12-09 12:08 PM |
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gimmie a sec |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 04:19 AM |
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She was insured. The insurance paid. She paid the mortgage |
Obamanaut |
Oct-12-09 08:23 AM |
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It's about risk |
proud2BlibKansan |
Oct-12-09 09:31 AM |
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I hate when people bring up tornado alley and try to compare it |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-12-09 10:10 AM |
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Agreed. I wonder how many of these people actually know what a tornado is like. |
JVS |
Oct-12-09 10:14 AM |
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Yep. My house on the plains of Nebraska has stood for 135 years-- |
TwilightGardener |
Oct-12-09 10:23 AM |
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What difference does her race make? n/t |
Skip Intro |
Oct-12-09 01:55 AM |
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Visit |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 04:17 AM |
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You are falling victim to what is commonly referred to as "racial profiling". |
armyowalgreens |
Oct-12-09 12:55 PM |
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Your post is bullshit. She's not well off, Soc. Sec. her only income. Her house was 1300 sq ft. |
Skip Intro |
Oct-12-09 09:59 AM |
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But she's white |
tammywammy |
Oct-12-09 10:16 AM |
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now |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 03:43 PM |
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Have you ever been to the ocean in a populated area? |
annabanana |
Oct-12-09 10:19 AM |
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the poor |
MichaelHarris |
Oct-12-09 03:36 PM |
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Simple solution for anyone wanting a beach house.... |
FloriTexan |
Oct-12-09 10:33 AM |
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But she was "free to choose" where she lived, and free to endure the consequences! |
DailyGrind51 |
Oct-12-09 10:38 AM |
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Federal flood insurance is hideously abused |
blindpig |
Oct-12-09 11:15 AM |
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She should rebuild in a below sea level hole....New Orleans. |
deaniac21 |
Oct-12-09 11:47 AM |
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So many people with 2 homes... |
undeterred |
Oct-12-09 12:53 PM |
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NOLA |
MidwestRick |
Oct-12-09 01:04 PM |
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What an asinine thing to say. |
Swamp Rat |
Oct-12-09 01:51 PM |
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Excuse me? |
KamaAina |
Oct-12-09 01:54 PM |
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Live in a flood plain |
MidwestRick |
Oct-12-09 02:33 PM |
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Live next to a Great Lake or the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers |
Swamp Rat |
Oct-12-09 03:49 PM |
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Agreed. |
MidwestRick |
Oct-12-09 04:16 PM |
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We have the same problem here on the coast of North Carolina. Those barrier islands are |
bertman |
Oct-12-09 01:44 PM |
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