Pork Stuffed Bill

That's a good point, they should pay the claims to compensate, but no new rebuilding in flood prone coastal areas.

Science Chic wrote: I don't think the Fed Flood Insurance should be bailed out unless they seriously overhaul the stupid thing. I'm sorry, but offering taxpayer-funded insurance to people to live in places that they shouldn't live unless they can afford to pay for true insurance plans themselves, or take the risk of losing everything, is going to lead us straight to collapse. How many Sandy's are we going to pay to rebuild from before our country is bankrupt considering that global warming is raising the sea levels and intensifying the strength of the storms so that damage will only continue to mount as time passes? Our [s:2zml3ei0]leaders[/s:2zml3ei0] politicians (BOTH sides) refuse to deal with this problem, preferring to kick it down the road and keep the subsidies rolling into those who line their campaign pockets, and we pay for it. It's gotta stop.

Good points!

Otherwise, we'll need to pay Rush Limbaugh when his Florida home goes underwater due to rising sea levels.

Science Chic wrote: I don't think the Fed Flood Insurance should be bailed out unless they seriously overhaul the stupid thing. I'm sorry, but offering taxpayer-funded insurance to people to live in places that they shouldn't live unless they can afford to pay for true insurance plans themselves, or take the risk of losing everything, is going to lead us straight to collapse. How many Sandy's are we going to pay to rebuild from before our country is bankrupt considering that global warming is raising the sea levels and intensifying the strength of the storms so that damage will only continue to mount as time passes? Our [s:2f2w0kvf]leaders[/s:2f2w0kvf] politicians (BOTH sides) refuse to deal with this problem, preferring to kick it down the road and keep the subsidies rolling into those who line their campaign pockets, and we pay for it. It's gotta stop.