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fema, government corruption, government regulation, housing regulations, new orleans, unintended conequences, zoning laws
“It was just a fire. It can all be replaced,” said Brad Taylor. But it’s not quite that simple in the era of government meddling and mismanagement.
The Taylors bought a house in New Orleans. They’ve been assiduous in paying their mortgage. They purchased proper home insurance. Then their home burned down.
Problem: FEMA has reclassified the land they are on, and now they are required to rebuild to government specifications that are ludicrous, and — as local officials admit — are a de facto moratorium on post-Katrina construction.
Just keep this in mind as the president ramps up his global warming crusade. Like elections, laws have (unintended) consequences.