[ntnychik]

Wait til the mudslides start in these burned out areas. More homes will be lost, with more taxpayer expense. Meanwhile the government will help with the rebuilding in the same locations.

[MineralMan]

"Wait til the mudslides start in these burned out areas. More homes will be lost, with more taxpayer expense. Meanwhile the government will help with the rebuilding in the same locations."

Yup, and we'll pay again for stupid people who must live on a hillside, but who aren't willing to pay to protect themselves. Construction should never have been allowed in many of these locations, but money talks.