Quote:
Originally posted by ltl/fb
Burger may be saying, let's just ban building there because then we won't have to pay to get people back on their feet next time this happens.
.
|
Exactly. If you don't ban people from living there, there willbe political pressure to protect them and compensate them for their losses.
but I'm not saying ban people; I'm saying don't rebuild there at taxpayer expense. Some modest levees perhaps to protect reasonably protectable higher ground. But nothing more. And inform people that based on science/surveys/etc., that any place marked on this map in red is a place likely to have severe flooding every 5 years. Move in at your own risk.
As for those other places, sure. But it's impossible to make a credible political commitment not to help. Much as i hate the federal flood insurance program because it encourages settlement in flood-prone locations, its one saving grace is that at least the people have to pay a bit of the cost up front.
