Alot of these people were vastly overpaid for their half a double 80-year-old+ shacks by the feds and took the money to build buy or build houses much nicer and larger. What remains isn’t fit for living.
The big question is what will happen if the coal vein burns down under the nearby Borough of Ashland. Will the feds do another evacuation/buyout? At some point this should be an issue of self-responsibility and private insurance instead of tax dollars being thrown at it.
Sorry. But the big question is WTF is the Federal Government even considering taking money from me to buy/bail out property that has become worthless. I don't want it. It isn't Constitutional. If the people involved want charity let them say so, and maybe I'll listen. But I don't think much of armed robbery.
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“At some point this should be an issue of self-responsibility and private insurance instead of tax dollars being thrown at it.”
What company would insurance the properties? The current owners would be unable to sell, as any buyer would be unable to purchase insurance (which no bank would lend without).