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1. Are insurance companies the only people who are paying attention....

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jan 14, 2025, 06:28 AM

20 hrs ago

....to the last 40 years of warnings fom climate scientists?

People are actually talking about rebuilding in the same high risk areas instead of talking about how to reduce the risk by ending big oil. There doesn't seem to be ANY discussion about that at all.

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How did we get here? L.A. wildfires expose extreme home insurance crisis - The 11th Hour - MSNBC [View all] Rhiannon12866 21 hrs ago OP

Are insurance companies the only people who are paying attention.... Think. Again. 20 hrs ago #1

Excellent point, though don't those whose houses burned also own the land? Rhiannon12866 20 hrs ago #2

Yes, I agree, they're in a horrible position... Think. Again. 19 hrs ago #3

ALL insurance Companies are a. legal SCAM. nt bonniebgood 19 hrs ago #4

Far be it that I defend insurance companies, but the housing bubble raised expectations of homeowner resale prices. Simeon Salus 16 hrs ago #5