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Turnbull said the decade-old legislation that currently stands provides health insurance for employees prone to higher health bills...
...blame for the Katrina tragedy lies with the people who chose to live in the devastated region. The idea of living below sea level in a hurricane-prone area is insane. The Federal Government should eliminate the National Flood Insurance Program, which encourages construction in flood-prone areas. People shouldn't build fragile houses in tornado alleys, homes on hillsides that are vulnerable to mud slides, or cities in earthquake zones. People should make better choices. I hope, against all probability, that New Orleans is not rebuilt. It would be a waste of lives, resources, effort and money. Walter Jeffries...
...parish that spends an estimated $3 million to $4 million a year on levee maintenance alone, it may be time to ask some difficult questions. Some suggest that the parish could tap into a FEMA grant program to buy out the most flood-prone properties on the condition that they never be developed again. Others say it is foolish to maintain a continuous 100-mile levee, that the parish should be converted into a string of islands of development with marshland between them. Ultimately, it may be up to individual landowners to decide if they want to roll the dice...
...blame for the Katrina tragedy�lies with the people who chose to live in the devastated region. The idea of living below sea level in a hurricane-prone area is insane. People should make better choices. I hope, against all probability, that New Orleans and other flooded areas are not rebuilt. It would be a waste of lives, resources and money...
...worse, nothing? Flood insurance offered by the Federal Government is required by most lenders before they will provide a mortgage for a house in a flood-prone area. But that insurance has a cap of $250,000 or 80% of the replacement cost of the home, whichever is less. How many low-income families, their resources strained by the disaster, will be able to come up with the difference? Even the loans that the Federal Emergency Management Agency makes available require a good credit record, which for many people may be one hurdle too many...