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Mon Oct-12-09 01:44 PM
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| 81. We have the same problem here on the coast of North Carolina. Those barrier islands are |
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moving and disintegrating every day and it's well documented. Yet the state and feds still insure the well-to-do who build on those precarious sites. The main reason being that many of the folks who build their vacation homes there (which most of them are) are legislators or business people with lots of influence (campaign donations) who have undue influence. So they protect their investments at any cost, while many of our citizens can't even get insurance.
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| -Fuck the beach dwellers |
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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