tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post1690078829996414463..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: Another Community Grappling with Sea Level RiseDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-34934396280937425692019-11-22T08:54:20.329-08:002019-11-22T08:54:20.329-08:00In many places they bought homes a few decades ago...In many places they bought homes a few decades ago before there was any (public) awareness of sea level rise, or had homes passed down to them by family. It's probably not fair but it seems pretty clear to me that taxpayers will pay for these homes as they are abandoned. Homeowners have a lot of political clout and these make for good (and sympathetic) stories in the press. It will probably cost ~$trillion this century in the US alone.David Appellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-77232424686831910502019-11-22T02:04:52.672-08:002019-11-22T02:04:52.672-08:00> New Jersey's Blue Acres program has been ...> New Jersey's Blue Acres program has been buying out homes there<br /><br />Why should the taxpayer subsidise idiots who bought homes in stupid places? This is exactly the sort of thing that should be discouraged.William M. Connolleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.com