[artplumber]

Originally posted by competentone

What also makes me mad, is the thought of my tax dollars being spent in the coming years to rebuild the whole community below sea level and in the river flood plains again!

I'm also sick and tired of the economically illiterate politicians and reporters complaining about "price gouging."

What is so hard about understanding the laws of supply and demand?

Flame away...

Plenty of people live where "once in a lifetime" events happen. Just wait until Mt Rainer erupts and dissolves Seattle in a Lahar or lava. Or the Missouri floods again. Or another severe nor'easter kills in the northeast, or California (from the Bay area to Baja) falls from the big ones, or...


Hope that when a tornado rolls through your neighborhood, or perhaps even a hurricane you still feel the same way about price gouging.