The only reason people build their houses in tropical hurricane zones, knowing they will eventually be destroyed, is that the federal government subsidizes this stupid decision with FEMA rescues and aid money to rebuild (so they can get wiped out again in a few years and then bailed out again).
I will say: it’s hard to care about people getting their homes destroyed after they decided to build their homes in a place where they knew they would be destroyed.
None of these people did not know this would eventually happen.
Hundreds of thousands of people were stuck without power and other basic needs days after Hurricane Ian ripped through Florida, as recovery from the deadly storm was estimated to easily cost billions of dollars.
First responders were going door-to-door in search of survivors or bodies of people who perished amid the Category 4 storm’s whipping winds that topped 150 mph and pounding rain that caused massive flooding.
The storm was believed to have killed at least 82 people in the Sunshine State, with another four deaths in North Carolina, according to an NBC count early Sunday. The Associated Press had a lower death toll of 47 in Florida from the hurricane.
Among the dead was an elderly couple whose oxygen machines turned off after they lost power, authorities said.
More than 1,000 people had been rescued as of Sunday morning, said General Daniel Hokanson, the head of the National Guard.
Eerie post-apocalyptic scenes of the powerful storm’s aftermath included hours-long lines for gas, and thousands still stuck in shelters.
Rescue efforts also continued on Florida’s barrier islands with the US Coast Guard running evacuations by boat after road access was cut off.
Pine Island was akin to a war zone with many homes completely leveled and boats thrown on roadways.
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About 10,000 people were stuck in shelters in the state, the Miami Herald reported.
Yeah, well. That sucks for them.
But I’m going to say: Jesus literally told people not to do this.
That’s a metaphor of course, but it’s just also factually true.
There were floods in Biblical times too (retroactive global warming), and everyone knew not to build their houses in flood zones. That’s why it was a metaphor: because everyone understood, 2,000 years ago, how stupid it is to build a house on sand in a flood zone.
So why should I feel bad for people who ignore basic common sense?
I don’t think taxpayers should have to foot the bill for their bad decisions, frankly.