Re:Hurricane Ian damages in Southeast estimated at $100B to ...
by smachiz on Friday September 30, 2022 @03:53PM
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Relocation assistance != disaster assistance
Stop paying for them to keep rebuilding the house, give them the money to move.
>I know of no place on earth that is without some susceptibility to natural disaster. So where do we draw the line?
OP proposed twice, you objected. I think twice with no time horizon isn't useful. Twice in 50 years seems reasonable for someone who lives in a 100 year flood plain.
But these flood plains are growing with climate change. Storms are getting worse and more frequent. Just continuing to pay to rebuild is not the answer.
Stop paying for them to keep rebuilding the house, give them the money to move.
>I know of no place on earth that is without some susceptibility to natural disaster. So where do we draw the line?
OP proposed twice, you objected. I think twice with no time horizon isn't useful. Twice in 50 years seems reasonable for someone who lives in a 100 year flood plain.
But these flood plains are growing with climate change. Storms are getting worse and more frequent. Just continuing to pay to rebuild is not the answer.