http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:19:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86979 Annice Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:19:39 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86979 People need to go back to the land use of my grandfather's day. On their privately owned beach front land they built fishing camps (shacks, really). If it was destroyed, they just built them back, found a few more pieces of throw-away furniture and were back fishing or just enjoying the beach within a few weeks. I know, I was a frequent visitor as a child to those little pieces of heaven. People need to go back to the land use of my grandfather’s day. On their privately owned beach front land they built fishing camps (shacks, really). If it was destroyed, they just built them back, found a few more pieces of throw-away furniture and were back fishing or just enjoying the beach within a few weeks. I know, I was a frequent visitor as a child to those little pieces of heaven.

]]> http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86889 freddyrun Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:49:56 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86889 The once a year 'debate' over whether to rebuild this or that community which has just been devastated seems to me not to further the public interest. A national discussion over the federal flood insurance program, for example, would be a great place to start as it would involve not only the Gulf states but also the vast Mississippi River watershed and famous beaches such as Fire Island along the Eastern Seaboard. Does everybody understand just how heavy a role the federal government has in subsidizing development in flood-prone areas in this country? I doubt it. The aftermath of a major storm, when emotions are raw, is not the time for such discussion, but certainly we have to tackle the issue sooner rather than later. The once a year ‘debate’ over whether to rebuild this or that community which has just been devastated seems to me not to further the public interest. A national discussion over the federal flood insurance program, for example, would be a great place to start as it would involve not only the Gulf states but also the vast Mississippi River watershed and famous beaches such as Fire Island along the Eastern Seaboard. Does everybody understand just how heavy a role the federal government has in subsidizing development in flood-prone areas in this country? I doubt it. The aftermath of a major storm, when emotions are raw, is not the time for such discussion, but certainly we have to tackle the issue sooner rather than later.

]]> http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86832 Spencer Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:22:42 +0000 http://www.texasobserver.org/blog/?p=1161#comment-86832 Naomi Klein's latest book Disaster Capitalism addresses this very thing. Naomi Klein’s latest book Disaster Capitalism addresses this very thing.

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