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PhilipGreenbriar OP t1_irbi9bu wrote

Reply to comment by IAmSixNine in A Florida community built to weather hurricanes endure by PhilipGreenbriar

You would think that at some point making significant repairs and dealing with outages is more expensive than improving infrastructure

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sleepypirate t1_irbky7k wrote

That requires thinking long term

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aequitssaint t1_irbnrhk wrote

And politicians that are willing to do things that won't directly affect them and their term.

They don't give a fuck if they can't claim responsibility for the improvements.

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CrockNBalls420 t1_irbprrs wrote

You say that like voters can think long term. No one votes for a candidate making intangible, long term promises.

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sumunsolicitedadvice t1_irblpv4 wrote

“That’s a problem for people in the future. Right now, we just care about our next quarterly earnings report.” -them, probably

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bufferedtoast t1_irbmw8d wrote

One would think that with any common sense, frankly insurance should only be paid out to people on the condition that they relocate away from hurricane prone areas.

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greenslam t1_irbuyzc wrote

or developed to current hurricane proof guidelines. Oh you don't have have the requirements met. Insurance denied.

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FishDawgX t1_irbmmdk wrote

The people who work for these utilities like the electric utilities in Texas profit from these repairs. The more repairs and upgrades needed, the more justification there is for their jobs. And a lot of the funding comes from the government. And if not, they have a monopoly anyway, so they can just raise rates.

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4rd_Prefect t1_irdv79h wrote

"somebody make massive profits" & that somebody is in charge of preventing that from happening?

Hmmm

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