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Where is their Libertarian spirit? SHRED Sep 2017 #1
There's a whole bunch of new workinclasszero Sep 2017 #8
You know, when one judges an entire class of people, based on some common attribute... Xipe Totec Sep 2017 #2
. madokie Sep 2017 #3
Well, then why do we subsidize food for children with SNAP? leftofcool Sep 2017 #4
This indeed! Nt Purveyor Sep 2017 #5
Because children can not choose not to eat Cicada Sep 2017 #12
That is not true leftofcool Sep 2017 #13
If owners had to pay real insurance costs then prices would be even lower Cicada Sep 2017 #18
I'm tired of subsidizing McDonald's and Walmart n/t leftstreet Sep 2017 #6
Bigtime workinclasszero Sep 2017 #9
Im more pissed off with federal aid for a state that the majority of their conservative congressmen/ beachbum bob Sep 2017 #7
The states and local municipalities regulate zoning standards. procon Sep 2017 #10
Buy out money comes from not having to rebuild over and over Cicada Sep 2017 #14
So you would have to pass laws to force insurance companies to pay off procon Sep 2017 #15
We are the insurance company - FEMA sells the subsidized insurance policies. Cicada Sep 2017 #20
So where would they go? The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2017 #11
A solution that would work is to make them pay the true cost. Cicada Sep 2017 #16
The problem is sprawl, everyone wanting so much space and driving everywhere I so wasteful... bettyellen Sep 2017 #22
All of Houston and New Orleans are subject to flood given the right storm. TomSlick Sep 2017 #17
A business does more for our economy above water than submerged. Cicada Sep 2017 #21
i could get behind giving them only so many bites at the apple. mopinko Sep 2017 #19
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