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"Just as there are no atheists in a foxhole, there are no libertarians when it comes to providing homeowners’ insurance in Florida." -- (link)

Posted by hollywood big shot (aka pickmix) Oct 6 '22, 14:05

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https://slate.com/business/2022/10/florida-hurricane-ian-insurance-homeowners-crisis.html (slate.com)

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This is another one of those issues where Desantis has stuck his fingers in his ears and tried to wish away the problems. - David Oct 6, 14:16 6
- the residents can turn him out on his sorry ass in a month if they're really that mad about it -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 6, 14:19 5
  - it'll be called for DeSantis the moment the polls close. -- nm - Tim Oct 6, 14:27 2
    - yup the old timers will come out for him. they're brainwashed. -- nm - Remlik Oct 6, 14:51 1
      - individuals have agency, they're not robots. every vote is a choice -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 6, 14:56
  - It was clever of him to import new morons during the pandemic. -- nm* - David Oct 6, 14:26
  - correct. But they wont. -- nm - Jovian Oct 6, 14:20
Libertarians are against insurance? -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 14:15 5
- Libertarians are supposedly self-sufficient, once I get mine, fuck you, type people. -- nm - Qale Oct 6, 15:59
- It explains in the article, but basically the government is providing insurance where private insurance isn't willing to take on the risks. -- nm - Roger More Oct 6, 14:24 1
  - and the ratings agencies earlier this year were on the verge of downgrading any Fl. insurers to the point that policies would have skyrocketed -- (link) - hollywood big shot Oct 6, 14:35
- "Citizens is run by the state, and if it runs out of money to pay out claims, it levies a so-called “Hurricane Tax” on almost every insurance policy" -- nm - hollywood big shot Oct 6, 14:17 1
  - Cool. Thanks for the explanation. -- nm - Strongbad Oct 6, 14:26

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