Re: ....Global Warming and our Future

On Mon, 3 Apr 2006 00:57:41 -0400, "Scott Hedrick" <diespammers-dinehnm@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Zoning and codes boil down to one thing- keeping the riff-raff out, where
riff-raff is defined as someone who can't afford whatever you think they
should have.

Building codes have nothing to do with that.

If someone wants to live in a paper shack, this is the United States- *let
them*. Yes, even next to me.

You must live in a really nice neighborhood :) OK- your neighbor's paper
shack catches on fire, and it spreads to your house. I guess you don't
care. You're insured. Or your kids are over there visiting and die. They
should have known better. Oh well, at least you had them insured too.

The preamble of the Constutution states that a purpose of government is to
"provide for the common defence". I think most people include the forces
of nature in that. And it's the role of building codes and zoning to prevent
people from doing stupid things which may endanger others, as well as
themselves. It's not about "keeping the riff-raff out". Geez...

I suppose you're insured against every possibly contingency, huh? Or
are you in the insurance business? :)

Dale
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