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On 6/2/12 5:48 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:08:57 -0400, X ` Man
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That 'hypothetical number' came from the stateâ€™s Coastal Resources
Commission, which recommended planning around a 39-inch rise in sea
level by 2100

I think they are right to question that number since there have been
estimates that vary widely from a few inches to several feet.

I think the real question is how long the federal government is going
to sell flood insurance to people who build on barrier islands. That
is the stupid thing. If someone wants to take the chance, let them.
Just don't palm the risk off on the taxpayers. The same goes for flood
plains next to rivers and swamps.
We should have condemned most of New Orleans the last time it flooded
and made them barge in fill to bring it up to FEMA levels before they
built back. That would be a stimulus project that could have employed
people all the way up the Mississippi river and out through the Ohio
river basin. The net cost to the tax payer would be zero, based on
what it is going to cost the next time they flood.

Regarding the flood insurance, I agree and said so at the bottom of my
post. I see no reason for taxpayers to subsidize insurance for those who
build in flood zones. If those property owners want insurance, let them
pay the full premium for it.

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