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> The example that really bugs me is federally backed flood insurance. People build homes in places that aren't safe, and then taxpayers bail them out. Moral ha
by davedx 12y ago
> The example that really bugs me is federally backed flood insurance. People build homes in places that aren't safe, and then taxpayers bail them out. Moral hazard.
Hah. So, I live in the Netherlands. Do you think that everybody who lives here should move to Belgium or Germany then, given the flooding hazard here? Are the Delta Works projects a huge waste of tax payer's money? Or is it different when your entire country is at flood risk?
- icebraining 12y agoOf course it's different - when everyone's at risk, nobody's paying for others' foolishness.