Re: Common sense
driven
9/6/2011 7:12:44 AM
That's my perspective too. You have to have personal/corporate accountability. There are some things you can't anticipate (9/11), but you should be evaluating the liklihood of a quake, hurricane or flood.
Drivewaygirl,
Truth. It's easier to play ignorant then ask for help than it is to actually take the time and resources to plan and anticipate certain dangers in life. Most people do the former and EXPECT help. This needs to stop and people will learn that, much like the rules of the road, ignorance of the potential dangers is NOT an excuse.
Re: Common sense
Broadway
9/4/2011 9:08:06 PM
When businesses fail to buy proper coverage and calamity hits, you can be certain they won't get ant handouts. They'll go under. And thats the way it should be. Just wait until a big quake hits Cali. The takeup rates for quake insurance is ridiculously low.
As much as I'd like to say you were being too hard on people, Jim, I can't. We should stop bailing out people -- whether the people are corporate entities or individuals -- and shift the responsibility to them to help themselves.
Bottom line: Buy the flood insurance. Get the hurricane coverage. I know your budget is tight, but so is mine, and I did.
Jim,
This is one of the main reasons premiums are so high. The 80/20 rule in full effect. I would not be surprised if 80% of legit and consistent paying policy-holders only get about 20% of the real-world benefits of insurance. It's the 20% that abuse the system and get most of the payouts.
Rep. Hayworth position on storm aid
John Jordan
9/3/2011 9:12:26 AM
For accuracy sake, Rep. Nan Hayworth has clarified her position and says that aid for Hurricane Irene will not be tied to budget cuts.
Re: riding the pines
mInvestor
9/2/2011 4:14:36 PM
AskAsa
Gald that you noticed those entrepreneurial people. That's our hope at this difficult time. I believe only this kind of entrepreneurial spirit can save us, and pull us out of this mess (Hurrican and recession).
riding the pines
AskAsa
9/2/2011 1:03:47 PM
While many members of building trade labor unions have been riding the pines (benched) from lack of work - entrepreneurial contractors have been riding their pickups from around the country to come here and be part of the rebuilding process.
Some of these are scavenger contractors who chase destruction. But many are ambitious workers who want to earn a share of the millions that will be spent from insurance settlements etc.
These workers don't wait for a shop steward to assign them a federally funded project. They do watch the weather channel to see where the next big job might come from.
It's a whole different mindset and labor tradition that is admirable in many ways.
Common sense
BigJim
9/2/2011 8:50:41 AM
Don't mean to sound like jerk, but when are people going to take enough responsibility to 1) stop building in flood zones; 2) ignore the need to buy hurricane coverage; 3) ignore the need to buy flood insurance, no matter where they live?
If I'm too cheap or lazy to buy the right coverage, why should I expect the federal government to repair my water damaged home? It's not fair to the people who do buy the insurance.
Re: Irene disaster funding
John Jordan
9/2/2011 8:48:09 AM
Rep. Nan Hayworth, whose district includes areas that got ravaged by Hurricane Irene, is getting a lot of flack for her stance that any funds given to replenish the FEMA disaster fund, including monies that will go to repair homes, roads and businesses in her district, come from funding cuts in other non-defense areas of the federal budget.
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