Captdon (06-25-2019),MisterVeritis (06-24-2019),stjames1_53 (07-09-2019)
Would you be surprised to find out that insurers and reinsurers (a staunchly conservative sector of the market) tend to support the notion of global warming and climate change? It seriously affects their bottom line, what with all the flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, mudslides etc.
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“Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing.” - Robert E. Howard
"Only a rank degenerate would drive 1,500 miles across Texas and not eat a chicken fried steak." - Larry McMurtry
Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire. ― Gustav Mahler
They are heavily politically conservative - not that everyone who works in the industry is conservative.
Not could - does seriously affect their bottom line. They end up with hideous loss ratios without the hope that the following 3 or so years will give them a reprieve such that they can make enough profits to eventually offset the really bad nat cat year losses. Severity and frequency is increasing. One sign that they are suffering is reflected in the increasing numbers of mergers and acquisitions.
https://www.economist.com/graphic-de...are-increasing
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Global warming and climate change are not the same thing. Climate changes constantly, which does not necessarily equate to global warming. There are constant shifts in solar activity, with spans of lower, and higher activity, which causes the fluctuations in average temperatures for specific areas. You'll note that one area may be above average, while another is lower than average.
While I fully support the guardianship of our planet, it is unrealistic and plain ridiculous that taxing it can stop change, or cow farts have an effect on something that is a natural cycle.
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Peter1469 (06-25-2019)
Liberals are a clear and present danger to our nation
Pick your enemies carefully.