Rommels Regret

[conmcb25]

This is the PBEM where Golden S. Bear and Shogun S. Gunner are going to kick Rommel2D's asss.

I guess Im gonna just watch

Turnorder:

GB
Rommel
con
SG

I got the Persians for some reason

4000BC to Shogun Gunner

[Shogun Gunner]

I'll play tonight. Rommel sure is going to regret this...just like El Alamein

[Shogun Gunner]

3960 BC to Golden Bear

[Golden Bear]

3960 to Rommel.

[Rommel2D]

3960

to con

"The key to protective environmental planning and zoning is to allocate responsibility and cost in the event of a disaster. An ideal system places a hazard tax on land, based on assessed risk, and restricts the government's responsibility to fund reconstruction or an individual's right to reconstruct on frequently damaged sites. Comprehensive mapping of erosion-hazard areas would help avoid the ever increasing costs from recurring disasters." -Robert W. Christopherson

[don't worry, this is just a ploy to lull con into a false sense of complacency... ]

[Golden Bear]

Cool. It is the responsibility of the people who built in the affected spot to pay for their own rebuilding.

If you happen to have built in a high risk area, you should shoulder the burden for rebuilding after a disaster. Of course, if you got leveled by the disaster, you cannot afford to do it.

Following this reasoning, why is the Federal Government paying anything to rebuild a city built below sea level with no industry that got leveled by an expected hurricane and is now demanding money to put itself in a position to get flattened again?

Reason says no. Emotion says yes. What is the correct answer?

Are these the same people now asking for money that said that California should be denied after their earthquake - because they KNEW they lived in an earthquake zone?

It is like the person that gets angry at traffic in his neighborhood but that drives at 45 mph on a "shortcut" throught somebody else's 25mph speed zone...

Curious how perspective changes the "correct" and "book" answer!

Thank you for sharing, Rommel.

[Rommel2D]

Originally posted by Golden Bear
Reason says no. Emotion says yes. What is the correct answer?

Well, the US government was the product of the Age of Reason, the idea being that elected representatives would conduct themselves based upon their reasoning faculties. The principles of minimal governance and seperation of Church and State are supposed to leave enough room for society to deal with emotional issues via more personal channels.

It seems to me that nothing in our contemporary political system is in the ballpark of a 'correct answer'...

[Golden Bear]

Nicely posted.

[Shogun Gunner]

spammers

[Rommel2D]

So where's the turn...?

[Shogun Gunner]

con must be fiddling with his tinkle...

CON! PLAY THE SAVE!!!

[conmcb25]

No Im not playing this PBEM any longer. I'm a very sensitive kind of guy, and all of you are hurting my feelings

[Rommel2D]

I'm not to familiar with property tax law, so I can't say I fully understand the consequences of a 'hazard tax', and I apologize for any implication that you would think it would be a good idea...

[Golden Bear]

Now that is rich. Con has feelings. Bwaaahaaaha.

[Shogun Gunner]

yeah, i didn't respond to that either....

GB, why did you lose the avatar? No replacement?

P.S. I hate the Apolyton Christmas smiley hats.