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And then they lost their homes. So there's that.

• throwanem 10y ago
  Think the folks who made out on the deal lived below sea level when they could afford not to?
  • HarryHirsch 10y ago
    Remember the Susquehanna floods of 2011 following Tropical Storm Lee? FEMA had been sounding the alarm about the expected height of the 100-year flood for years and was going to redraw the flood maps, with much expanded flood plains. The plans found much popular resistance, because homeowners would have to pay mandatory flood insurance, and home values would be lower in a designated flood plain. Senator Chuckie Schumer put himself in front of the mob and successfully prevented the new floodplain designations from coming into force. Then the river flooded. If you were in the floodplain it was epic, if you were not it was nothing. The way I see it now is that developers will do what they can get away with and politicians will do whatever helps them stay in office. People really need to take responsibility for not being in the way of failing infrastructure, it's the only thing that works in our political system.