No hammering from me. I grew up on the gulf coast because my dad was Wisconsin born and bred and he swore his kids would never shovel snow. But we had those gulf storms and hurricanes. It was a trade off. When Carla hit and we lost most of our house, my dad took off work for two days to file the insurance claim, buy lumber and nails, and to show my mom and brothers how to do repairs. Then after working all day he would join them. They worked day after day until the roof and siding were repaired, fence standing again, and everything cleared away. He took what insurance money he could get, funded the rest, and got over it. I don’t recall my dad ever complaining that the government didn’t help him.
“Why are we responsible for covering their losses and what is the lesson learned in the future.....screw buying insurance the government will bail us out!!!”
I agree. The federal government should not be bailing out natural disaster victims. It’s a unique local matter, and further involves the type of contingencies which should be based on individual living choices and private insurance coverages.