What it means is that it does not make sense to rebuild island and sea level communities that are frequently hit by storms. I’d say the same about fire island, parts of LI. NYC May be uninhabitable at some point too which is why I’m not buying property here. I don’t want federal taxes to spend millions or billions rebuilding sanibel |
Then move to another planet because no place is immune to natural disasters. |
Buying property where? DMV area? There is going to be flooding in places, guess you will have to find another place. |
The places where it's flooding repeatedly, like every ten years perhaps shouldn't be rebuilt. Same for Sanibel Island and other places that just aren't sustainable. None of us are immune to the realities of a post-climate change world. |
why do you assume Sanibel's existence only benefits wealthy people? You don't think there are (non-rich) people who work in the tourism industry that generates ...oh, $4 billion per year on the island? The hotel clerks? The fishing boat operators? The small business owners? The restaurant servers? Those who work for the wildlife refuges that make up half the island? The librarians? Sanibel is not some walled off (metaphorical) island. There are many, many people whose livelihood revolves around Sanibel Island. Worms for brains, I swear. |
Some of my neighbors house has flooded multiple times the last few years right here in this area. Guess we all have to move out of DC area. |
That’s fewer times to flood than my house here in Maryland. |
heh. My parents live in the Chicago area and same with them. Guess that part of the country is out, too. |
Nope. Just Old Town Alexandria. My neighborhood never floods. I'm fine. Gotta get very local for these decisions. Please don't pretend we can avoid this. We can't. |
You are all over the place with your contradictions. |
I'm curious how you would know one poster from another to know they were contradicting themself. Or do you think everyone who disagrees with you is the same person? |
Do you need some help? Seriously. |
There's a reason the lender-placed insurance market in Florida is one of the largest in the country. |
First, Sanibel is not an island full of rich people’s vacation homes. There is an entire community on that island. It’s been a long time since a storm has hit this part of Florida. When I lived in Mississippi, our house was damaged by a tornado. Twice. Does that mean no one should live in tornado prone states? We had snowmageden in NoVA. That was an expensive storm. Should the entire mid-Atlantic be desolate? I was in an earthquake in California. No one should live there? Hurricane Ewa hit while I was living in Hawaii. Most parts of the US are prone to some type of National disaster. We’ve owned our home in Florida for 30 years. We are coastal. We have never even lost a shingle.
Second, Florida has plenty of money. That’s why our kids don’t pay to go to college. That’s why we have no state income tax. Tourism is very lucrative. Rebuilding will be expensive. Tourist dollars will help. Finally, if you’ve never lived in Florida, your opinions on evacuation, storm readiness, housing, etc are meaningless. You have no idea what you are talking about. |
Fine, as long as you don't ask for Federal money to rebuild, we'll stay out of your business. Deal? |