George Patterson opined

Ash Wyllie wrote:

If premiums cover costs, why can't one get _private_ flood insurance?

You can, but the private companies don't give discounts for meeting Federal
construction standards.

That's nice, but it would be better not to build in flood prone areas in
the first place.

Well, people have been doing that for millenia for excellent reasons. They
aren't going to stop.

Fine, but not on my dime.


-ash
Cthulhu in 2005!
Why wait for nature?