[FRIAM] Help for texas

[gepr ⛧]

Well, I didn't intend them to be analogs so much as 3 examples of short-sighted failures to invest in infrastructure. The point being that an investment in building codes isn't that much different from an investment in sane zoning or watershed management. We (Oregon included) often sacrifice such infrastructure in the name of "freedom" (for businesses and individuals). The freedom to eat loads of fried chicken is in the same class as the freedom to build a house inside the 100 year flood plain. The freedoms of the irresponsible are paid for with the obligations of the responsible ... the sick are helped by the healthy ... and the lucky (should) pay for the bad luck of the unlucky.


On September 5, 2017 3:10:45 PM PDT, Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com> wrote:
>If, like Oklahoma, Oregon was pumping waste water underground, then I
>might see it in an analogous way.  
>Fair enough.
>
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>We lack infrastructure development across the board.  Renee' gave her
>house a "seismic upgrade" recently.  And although we had to get it
>*inspected* and get a permit, there is NO code for seismic upgrades. 
>The inspector just comes out, stares at it while rubbing their chin and
>calls it good.  When the 9.0 hits us, it'll be trivial to say it's our
>own fault for not preparing.
>
>Similarly, Oregon is currently on fire, as is much of Washington and
>California.  The Eagle Creek Fire
>(https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23eaglecreekfire&src=typd)
>was allegedly started by some teenagers tossing fireworks in the
>forest. [sigh]  But, systemically, I'm sure there's much more to be
>said about forest management.
>
>Three cheers for less government!
>
>
>On 09/05/2017 09:00 AM, Marcus Daniels wrote:
>> Note the date on
>this<https://www.propublica.org/article/hell-and-high-water-text>
>article.  And
>this<https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/houston-spent-massively-on-new-stadiums-not-its-aging-dams-as-harvey-proved-that-was-a-very-bad-choice/2017/09/05/94d006de-923a-11e7-aace-04b862b2b3f3_story.html>
>article makes me wonder..


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