Historic Hurricane Year Puts the Spotlight on Federal Flood Insurance
Features • December 19, 2005
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita affected the Gulf Coast as some of the strongest storms to hit the United States during the last 100 years, causing widespread devastation and flooding. In mid-January ...
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Subject: RE: Government vs private responsibility
Posted On: February 26, 2008, 12:14 pm CST
Posted By: JD
Comment:
I agree with Dave. I don't work for the federal government and see faults with them just as everyone else, but come one. The government is the root of everyone's problems, regardless of the problem. Grown adults should be responsible for their own loss. Living along the coast or in a flood plain is about as blunt as it gets. What more warning do they want? When the day comes that no other areas are available to live, then I will retract this statement. I can also see that if the federal government does not provide this aid, they will be looked at as not caring for helping its people. It seems to be a double edged sword. I would suggest requiring zoning prior to more structures being built, but again, I don't see the feds setting strict guidelines. They just keep paying out when &@#* hits the fan.
Subject: RE: Government vs private responsibility