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Thread: $15 Billion Harvey Relief Bill Passed

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    Quote Originally Posted by donttread View Post
    Except we can't afford it.
    We can afford to pay one time. Not every 15 years.
    Call your state legislators and insist they approve the Article V convention of States to propose amendments.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Adelaide View Post
    Easy to say that, but not practical. Many coastal cities have economies, including tourism and shipping and fishing and oil, that drive up the populations. They also tend to be large enough to have major universities, which draws in more people. Same with researchers and hospitals.

    Yes and we need to discourage those places being rebuilt in harms way. We no longer need cosatal cities as we once did. You can have your shipyards , your beaches , vacation cottages etc but rebuild the broken year round homes , businsses and colleges 30 miles inland. Use portable or seasonal businesses to cater to the tourist to the extent possible. Otherise it'll just keep happening. I mean what is Erma , at least the second "storm of the century " we've had in 12 years?
    Also remember goverenment is inherently ineffient and for every tax dollar we send to Washington for federal disaster aid we could probably get a $1.25 ( or only spend 80 cents for what the feds charge us a dollar) worth of aid if the money was paid to the state instead of the feds and the state built bigger state disaster response teams. Part of the savings would be that the agencies would be specific to their area. No need wasting money on snow ploughs in Miami for example and the rest because the higher the level of government gets the more things cost.

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    Quote Originally Posted by resister View Post
    Save the pork for Fl.
    Save the pork, but cut the fat off of it first!

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    Modernize mapping and charge market rates for flood insurance. That would solve the problem.

    People won't build or buy in flood plains.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Save the pork, but cut the fat off of it first!
    Hell no, put it in deer meat, lean meat sucks!
    There is no God but Resister and Refugee is his messenger’.

    Book of Democrat Things, Chapter 1:1






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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Modernize mapping and charge market rates for flood insurance. That would solve the problem.

    People won't build or buy in flood plains.
    Flood insurance is all but nonexistent for the average Floridian, even here 60 miles inland and about 25 ft above sea level, storm surge will only be about 12 feet or less, 60 miles west!
    There is no God but Resister and Refugee is his messenger’.

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    Quote Originally Posted by resister View Post
    Flood insurance is all but nonexistent for the average Floridian, even here 60 miles inland and about 25 ft above sea level, storm surge will only be about 12 feet or less, 60 miles west!
    Why would you need flood insurance under the terms you state above?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    The GOP has a majority and they can't get anything done.

    Expect Trump to use the Dems more.
    The Republicans are useless.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tahuyaman View Post
    The Republicans are useless.
    Yes. They are useless fools.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove View Post
    Save the pork, but cut the fat off of it first!
    Pork without fat is not very good

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