[Bratch]

Taxpayers do NOT owe you a tornado room, or a free rebuild of your beach house, or etc.

Maybe not, but the government can bury you in so many regulations as to make it nigh impossible to do it yourself.

[Nervous Tick]

>> the government can bury you in so many regulations as to make it nigh impossible to do it yourself

Yeah, and *that* part needs to be fixed.

[cripplecreek]

Maybe not, but the government can bury you in so many regulations as to make it nigh impossible to do it yourself.

Exactly and FEMA is one of those things we're forced to pay for as they take an ever larger role and larger bite to support themselves.

For instance, the flood zones in my area were expanded a few years ago and my house was suddenly in a flood zone that didn't exist. I don't have to buy flood insurance but we all pay higher rates because insurance companies are forced to set aside a certain amount in the event of floods.

Meanwhile, I can't afford the preventative measure of removing a big ole cottonwood that towers over the house because of the money I don't have due to taxes and regulations plus the cost the tree service would pass on to me.

Government is paralyzing America.