Excuse me, but please explain why I should pay for folks who were stupid enough to live in a coastal city built below sea level and failed to purchase flood insurance?
The are entitled to sympathy and whatever insurance they contracted for. Anything else is either extortion or charity.
The are entitled to sympathy and whatever insurance they contracted for. Anything else is either extortion or charity."
Do either of you live in the Midwest? If a tornado hits your home should nobody care about you(in practical terms) because you chose to live in an area prone to tornadoes?
Do either of you live on the East or Gulf Coast? Should nobody care about you(in practical terms) because you chose to live in an area prone to hurricanes?
Do either of you live in California? Should nobody care about you (in practical terms) because you chose to live on an earthquake fault line? If either of you were born in New Orleans. If you grew up there. If you inherited property there and your children were growing up there would you say, "gee, this stupid town is below sea level I better move somewhere else?" I very much doubt it.
And if none of the above examples apply to you then tell me where you DO LIVE...and I will tell you what is wrong with that area that puts you at increased risk to loss of life, livelihood and property. Then I will ask you, "Why do you stay there?"