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   capndunzzl said, 7 months ago

   …shouldn’t BP be doing that?
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   AshburnStadium said, 7 months ago

   Beachfront property within a certain distance of the shore should be public property, and no one should be allowed to build upon it.
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   saywhatwhat said, 7 months ago

   @AshburnStadium

   “Public property”? You’re not one of them there UnAmerican Socialist/Liberal/Nazis are you?
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   Mark said, 7 months ago

   @saywhatwhat

   It finally happened. I can’t tell satire from batshit at this point.
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   cdward said, 7 months ago

   @AshburnStadium

   Amen.
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   Robert Mills said, 7 months ago

   @capndunzzl

   What about all the storm surge ruined beaches? how is that bp’s fault?
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   Ransom D Stone said, 7 months ago

   @Mark

   Amen!
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   Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago

   Liberals never complain where the money goes. They complain that there is never enough money confiscated from working people.
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   cdward said, 7 months ago

   @Ms. Ima

   Clearly, you don’t pay attention. We pay careful attention to where the money goes and are fully aware of how out of balance spending is – way too much on corporate subsidies and military. We are also aware and concerned about the increasing gap between super-rich and middle class, and about the shrinking size of the middle class. The GOP is the only group interested in taking from the working people.
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    Michyle Glen said, 7 months ago

    @AshburnStadium

    People who build on the beach should have their heads examined. If there is one thing that destroy’s property its the ocean.
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    Michyle Glen said, 7 months ago

    @cdward

    Nice point cdward:
    The biggest problem with the Katrina mess is trying to figure out where all the money went. The Govt defenitly needs to revamp the Dept of Accounting.
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    midaswelby said, 7 months ago

    Taxpayers in Florida regularly get shaken down by rich beach-front property owners for beach “renourishment”, pumping sand from the gulf onto the shore to replace sand washed away by storms.

    We’ve bought and paid for those beaches, only to be denied access to them because we’re not renting or purchasing the adjacent lodgings.

    Now taxpayers in the northeast get to experience the same thing.
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    Rockngolfer said, 7 months ago

    My cousin who died in 2005 was upset when he saw beach houses attached to pilings with galvanized metal strips.
    Didn’t matter, most are not there now, anyway.
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    Teacher1941 said, 7 months ago

    Unfortunity for the Government Doesn’t Work Crowd the reality is at odds with this: http://tinyurl.com/dy8ezcb
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    TheTrustedMechanic said, 7 months ago

    @Michyle Glen

    I heard a proposal once, each parcel of property like this would qualify for insurance until the FIRST major loss like this. Then if the property owners wanted to rebuild, or sell, then the property could not be insured again, private or public. But that was shot down because then the property value would plummet and the über-wealthy property owner would lose money. Better the taxpayer lose money than the idiot who built a multi-million $$$ house in a known storm path. I guess you can’t fix stupid, not as long as they can spend a few million to get their guy elected and reap hundreds of millions in tax breaks and other special treatments. Teh little guy will always get stuck holding the bag.
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