Personal Responsibility in Flooding PT 2

Don't worry if you don't have any flood insurance, or you can't get flood insurance because you live in an area that is constantly flooded, the government will bail you out.

The federal, provincial and municipal governments are looking to buy out some flooded homeowners north of Winnipeg rather than rebuild their damaged properties.

Do I object to helping people? Of course not. I think people should help other people on a voluntary basis, not be forced to by using government funds, which comes from taxpayers. By telling people "hey, go ahead and build in that risky area, we'll give you $$ for your house something happens" it removes personal responsibility for people to live with the consequences of their action. Where is the incentive to improve? Or be frugal? Or use good business sense? Those aren't needed if you know that the government will come along and save you from your bad decisions.

The cost of building protective dikes around the homes, coupled with the cost of compensating homeowners for the damage, nearly adds up to the same price to buy the homes outright, Strang said.

That's what insurance is for! This is completely unnecessary government action that just gets in the way of people helping each other.