Re: The Phoenix has landed!

Walter Bushell wrote:


What no Libertarians running around saying that everyone should provide his own flood defense?

More like Flood Insurance. A flood cannot be handled singly.

By and large natural disasters have to be handled institutionally, whether government or private.

Bob Kolker

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