What is he going to call it, the "Bail Out The Filthy Rich From Their Own Stupid Mistakes Act of 2007"?
If you have a house on the Gulf Coast, it's gonna get flooded. If you can't handle it, build inland. If you wanna look at the pretty water, build cheap, so you won't have so much to replace.
This used to be obvious. Now people are so protected from the consequences of their own stupid decisions that they build Million-dollar houses on the sand. Why should anybody be compensated for being so reckless?
They all had the option to buy flood insurance, too, I think. But, this nonsense cuts off insurance for many.
There is a reason why most islanders and other shore dwellers build with straw and palm leaves. :-))
Because it will make ME feel better if YOU compensate them. Have you no compassion?
Homes that stood for nearly 200 years and weathered every storm with minimal damage were compelely leveled by Katrina. The wind arrives long before the water and that is one the central issues.
Please, if you wish to make comments on this issue the least you can do is seek some first hand knowledge. The national media has done a horrible job reporting this. Just like most every other issue they see.
In fact, Katrina DID NOT hit New Orleans as the media continues to report. The flooding in New Orleans occured the day after the storm. Landfall was in my home town of Pass Christian.
Visit:
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/sunherald/16728676.htm
You will get a better look at the issues.
Not necessarily. There were many homes damaged by Katrina that were never flooded. There were homes that were torn apart by the wind, then LATER the storm surge, which was just like a tsunami, washed away the debris. There are folks who had videotapes showing just that, and STILL the insurance companies wouldn't pay up. THAT'S why folks were angry and were suing.
There were many who were also angry because they were told that they didn't NEED flood insurance because they were not in a flood zone. Some insurance agents encouraged their clients to buy flood insurance anyway, and they were criticized for selling un-necessary coverage. Heh. The folks who did buy it were happy they'd done so.
Much of the flooding that took place was several miles inland from the coastline. The surge pushed up into Biloxi Bay and the Bay of St. Louis, and from there into all the little inland bayous. THAT'S where a lot of the damage took place, and those folks just had no idea what was coming. This didn't even happen during Hurricane Camille, and that's what folks had used as a benchmark since 1969. Katrina actually followed the same track as Camille, but the storm surge was not the same. This one had the storm surge of a Category 5, even though by the time she made landfall, her winds were only Category 3.