Posted by
jjones29 on Saturday, January 26, 2008 3:42:30 PM
One of my endeavors for this occasional blog has been to call out fake conservatives who threaten the Republican Party by retreating from conservatism and embracing liberal socialism. Nobody has ever confused John McCain for a conservative, but he reminded us clearly of that today. Speaking in Florida today, McCain promised the Sunshine Staters that no American should ever fear losing their house to a natural disaster. As President, he would insure insurance coverage for all Americans facing such disasters. Seriously, people. Is that what our federal government is for? Leave it to the private sector senator, and leave individual homeowners to decide whether they want to go bare and assume the risk, or buy insurance at a cost that reflects the risk. Government mandated, premium subsidized disaster insurance is a recipe for more disasters. If you make it easy and affordable to live on a flood plain, guess what? More people will live on flood plains. Ditto hurricane and tornado areas. And if you legislate the premiums below their actuarial risk, then I and all my neighbors in the heartland can help pay for Joe Moviestar's beachhouse. Ridiculous.