Rising disaster costs leave U.S. confronting fiscal risks of climate change

The New York Times ^ | October 12, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. EDT | Tony Romm

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Climate change" is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

[fhayek]

The cost of the “remedy” is far higher than what these disasters will cost.

[rktman]

Right.

[central_va]

How do you remedy a hoax?

[metmom]

Out of control inflation is causing them to be more costly, democrats.

[dragnet2]

Climate change is here have no doubt
Too much rain too much drought
Run in circles scream and shout

It’ll cook your brain and freeze your feet
Too much rain too much heat

Snow coming soon no relief in sight
Tornados and floods you better run for your life

Climate change is here better hide in fear
they need more money or it gets severe

Hurricanes on the way they’re comin soon
You’re all going to die in the next typhoon

Too much rain too much drought
Run in circles scream and shout

[Tell It Right]

Love it!

[ealgeone]

More people. More things to hit. More living by the coast. More inflation. That’s the cause.

[DeplorablePaul]

The storms aren’t getting any worse. There’s just a lot more stuff to destroy now. Insurance costs aren’t a barometer of climate change.

[Texas Fossil]

Man made climate change is a lie.

[Libloather]

...and inadequate tax revenue, especially after the tax cuts adopted under Donald Trump’s administration.

Tony should try the internets.

Go Figure: Federal Revenues Hit All-Time Highs Under Trump Tax Cuts

https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/trump-tax-cuts-federal-revenues-deficits/

[ponygirl]

Yet still, they spend billions to bring illegals here and put them into brand new housing that was built for homeless veterans. Just heard that story out of Maine the other day.

[The Great RJ]

Hurricanes have been pounding the US coastline for hundreds of years some even more severe than Milton and long before the human caused global warming /climate change hoax.

[Dogbert41]

I’m certain “climate change” is our government F’ing with the weather.

[yldstrk]

It’s not climate change. It’s weather.

[No name given]

Exactly.

[No name given]

That’s right!

[Vermont Lt]

I am at the beach at weekend.

While I see a sea wall, I also see a lot of new construction along the shore. People are tearing down the old homes and replacing them with huge new ones that will sell for millions of dollars.

They don’t seem too concerned with the rising sea levels. We “should” be seeing more sea walls erected that are ten feet higher than the existing barriers.

[TigersEye]

[SomeCallMeTim]

The climate hasn’t changed. We just have a lot more people living near the coasts. Mostly, because we haven’t been having as many hurricanes