DeSantis eliminates 'squatters' rights' in Florida, gives power to cops to remove offenders

[Frankfooter]

Insurers aren't the problem. There are obviously the regular hurricanes. I say regular because we know that hurricanes hit Florida with regularity. This was long before anyone wanted to blame climate change. This including periods of mini ice ages. There are sunken Spanish vessels off the Florida coast. History's reminder of the treacherous sea.

The real problem is most people want to move to coastal areas. Those additional 16 million people in the last fifty years mostly live on the two coasts including some who live on Florida's outer islands.

A common mistake for people is that they think insurance companies are in business to protect people. The reality is they are business to make money. I know it's a cliche. However, the insurers need to take in money, invest it, pay out legitimate claims and at the end yield a consistent profit.

Between Florida's legislature allowing regulators and litigators to tie-up insurers and the regular storms, insurance companies are leaving or cutting back in the State. It's all on the internet. Even some of the Florida media are beginning to understand the layers to the problem. You can't force insurance companies to write policies. Many insurers in the State are not adding more policies to their book.

So if anyone wants to live in Florida, I suggest they move to Orlando, Tallahassee or Gainesville and drive to the coast when a beach day is their fancy.

Yes, but insurance companies are refusing policies because of extreme weather events from climate change.

 

[WyattEarp]

i do not really consider myself a
Lefty. My father tough me early in my life you cannot eat 2 steak per day. If you can give the second one to someone who will truly appreciate it.

I believe in the recent past you stated you were a "universal everything" guy. Another member coined the phrase "universal everything".

The law of unintended consequences tends to hit back hard at such idealism. Today I saw several New England universities were charging over $90,000 a year (>CAD $120,000). Yale was on the list but the others were just very good schools, but in my opinion they simply leverage the cache of New England schools.

My personal opinion is that the U.S. government cannot continuing to underwrite a big chunk of the U.S. university system unless there are attempts to rein in costs on campus.

 

[mandrill]

I believe in the recent past you stated you were a "universal everything" guy. Another member coined the phrase "universal everything".

The law of unintended consequences tends to hit back hard at such idealism. Today I saw several New England universities were charging over $90,000 a year (>CAD $120,000). Yale was on the list but the others were just very good schools, but in my opinion they simply leverage the cache of New England schools.

My personal opinion is that the U.S. government cannot continuing to underwrite a big chunk of the U.S. university system unless there are attempts to rein in costs on campus.

What in particular do you suggest?

I'm actually agreeing with your ideas in this thread.

 

[WyattEarp]

What in particular do you suggest?

I'm actually agreeing with your ideas in this thread.

I knew you were unstable.

But seriously, this one's a little tougher. While there seems to be a snap back in applications at many American universities and thus money is getting tighter for many schools, there are quite a few that appear to be immune to market forces.

I don't think we will get back to the day where many middle class valedictorians with lights out SAT scores will attend the Ivys. I do think the government might have to set up some inflation guidelines if universities want government support directly (research grants) or indirectly (student grants/loans/student visas). This is not a market solution, but higher education is far from a free market.

I'm sure some thinkers have written about a solution. I just haven't gone looking for it.

 

[micropenis]

Well done.