Letter to my represenative and senators dated September 9;
Dear ,
The government needs to be compensated by people who intentionally live in disaster prone areas.
Every year there will be earthquakes in earthquake prone areas, there will be floods in areas purposely built and maintained below sea level, and there will be hurricanes in hurricane prone areas.
It is not proper that citizens in other states who purposely chose to live in areas not affected by these natural disasters be required to support the foolish whims and desires of others who want to live in a “beautiful place” that has natural dangers that reoccur.
I request that congress develop laws necessary to impose a “Natural Disaster Surcharge” on the insurance of properties in areas of the country that have been affected by natural disasters requiring federal funds to be spent for ensuing recoveries.
Such a surcharge would compensate the government for funds spent over a period of time and would only be fair for the country as a whole since those wanting to live in a disaster prone area would be required to pay their way for that privilege. This would also allow government to prepare financially for the next natural disaster.
Sincerely,