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njovin01/17/20251 replyview on HN

TBF the best example of a program like this that currently exists is the National Flood Insurance Program which covers many sub-multi-million dollar homes and is billions of dollars in the hole.


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pc8601/17/2025

It's a pretty astounding mix of "being the most expensive insurer that exists for a particular parcel" and "completely unable to fulfill its obligations in the event of any medium- or large-scale disaster." Hence my use of the term bailout.