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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2012 18:53:00 GMT -5
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Post by Dutch on Dec 14, 2012 5:23:32 GMT -5
There should be no Federal aid due to a storm, to anyone. If you want to live in flood prone areas, then you should be insured for such. If not, and you lose everything, so what? Why should I worry about people who tempt fate?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 14, 2012 7:35:23 GMT -5
....but you're okay with millions being sent to the Smithsonian, Space Center, and for planting trees that were part of the Hurricane Sandy Relief Package?
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Post by melody on Dec 14, 2012 10:12:39 GMT -5
There should be no Federal aid due to a storm, to anyone. If you want to live in flood prone areas, then you should be insured for such. If not, and you lose everything, so what? Why should I worry about people who tempt fate? I pretty much gotta agree with you on that one. It's almost a slap in the face to all those who do buy flood insurance when the federal govt. comes in and bails out all the idiots that didn't have flood insurance. And I understand most of this money goes to other government facilities for infrastructure repairs, but again, like Dutch said, why should we pay for rebuilding places that we all know are in high risk areas? If they can't afford to make their own preventative measures, then they shouldn't be there in the first place. But herein remains our problem over all.....too much spending on big government....too many government programs. Yes, many of them benefit us, but as we all have to feel the pain in our personal household budgets, we've got to learn to say enough is enough and start biting the bullet all around. |
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Post by berkscoflinter on Dec 14, 2012 11:12:42 GMT -5
Couldn't agree more, Melody. I've chomped down on so many bullets over my nearly 70 years, I'm working on nubs and store bought molars!  As our numbers dwindle, I fear our sense of outrage will have less and less impact on anyone still listening who doesn't have their hand out. |
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Post by Dutch on Dec 14, 2012 11:25:52 GMT -5
....but you're okay with millions being sent to the Smithsonian, Space Center, and for planting trees that were part of the Hurricane Sandy Relief Package? I SAID, NO AID. |
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Post by bake545 on Dec 14, 2012 11:58:18 GMT -5
There should be no Federal aid due to a storm, to anyone. If you want to live in flood prone areas, then you should be insured for such. If not, and you lose everything, so what? Why should I worry about people who tempt fate? I agree whole heartedly with this. How much tax money was pumped into New Orleans after Katrina to rebuild a city BELOW sea level. No matter how many levees we build that city will flood again some day. Same with all the beach homes destroyed by hurricanes. Why not build in these places when the gov't will either pay to replace or offer highly subsidized insurance b/c private companies won't touch it. |
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Post by Dutch on Dec 14, 2012 13:30:16 GMT -5
There ya go Bake, SUBSIDIZED flood insurance. GREAT place to cut back, if you ask me. MY Dad didn't want to keep paying flood insurance, so, he raised our camp 4 more feet to get it more out of harms way, then cancelled the SUBSIDIZED flood insurance.
Now, we are to wrng our hands over these people on the Jersey shore with million dollar homes?
Nope. Bulldoze them and allow the homeowners to take the loss. Never rebuild on the beaches again, maybe then the dunes will return.........
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Post by berkscoflinter on Dec 14, 2012 14:50:19 GMT -5
Dutch, I spotted your camp from Rt. 6 this past weekend. It will take several 100 storms to cause you any concern with Pine Creek flooding! ;D
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Post by dougell on Dec 14, 2012 15:58:26 GMT -5
There should be no Federal aid due to a storm, to anyone. If you want to live in flood prone areas, then you should be insured for such. If not, and you lose everything, so what? Why should I worry about people who tempt fate? I'm in the insurance business and I gotta agree with you.Currently FEMA is broke.Last year they remapped all the flood zones which put people,never in harms way,in one.As a result,loads and loads of people who never had to have flood insurance now have to pay a high premium.Alot of the bigger banks,Citibank,Wells fargo etc are requiring those people to insure the property for the entire replacemenet cost,not just for the amount of the loan.The gov't gets a fair portion of that premium.Cooincidence?I doubt it. |
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Post by Dutch on Dec 14, 2012 17:30:28 GMT -5
Dutch, I spotted your camp from Rt. 6 this past weekend. It will take several 100 storms to cause you any concern with Pine Creek flooding! ;D Hey Berks, we have had water in there 7 times until my Dad raised it. Three years later, we had a flood and it got to within TWO INCHES of getting in. Two deer seasons ago, they took the neighbors out by boat! They lost their car, I think. Fools. |
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Post by melody on Dec 14, 2012 17:45:31 GMT -5
Well, it's a start....now if legislators are included in the bill, then we'll really be talking!
SCO 248 By Browne. Moves PA from a defined benefit pension plan to a
defined contribution retirement plan for all new employees.
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