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From: Richard Goodwin (no email)
Date: Tue Oct 04 2005 - 11:50:59 EDT
> But not all people are so fortunate to be
> strong-willed or physically capable.
Then they probably don't want to live in a place or
style that requires those characteristics.
> Doesn't society have some obligation to
> care for those unable to care for themselves?
Depends on why they are unable to care for themselves.
In the case of people who keep on rebuilding their
houses in the same location where they get washed or
blown away every few years, I'd say no, not after the
first time.
Heck, I'd like to live on the ocean too, but between
the price of houses there and the cost of regular
insurance and the cost of flood insurance and the cost
of taxes, I can't afford it. That doesn't mean that
society should help me pay those costs.
> Those who can barely afford
> basic living cannot afford
> to pay any form of insurance.
And then they certainly can't afford to live in areas
that cost more due to potential periodic flooding or
other disasters.
There's plenty of room in other parts of the country
that don't have these problems.
Dick
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