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bee_rider • today at 2:59 AM • 2 replies • view on HN

Lots of areas have natural hazards. Should we help out people hit by tornadoes or floods?

With climate change induced problems, at least there’s some justification. We collectively (as a country… you and I personally might not have been alive or voting when the mistake was made) failed to elect governments that would prevent it, so we we collectively get to pay for it.


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sagarm • today at 5:21 AM

Hell no. Those beach houses are owned by the relatively wealthy; why should the general populace bail them out?

andsoitis • today at 5:32 AM

> failed to elect governments that would prevent it

That’s a bit binary and harsh. There are other issues people also vote on, not just this one.