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6. If they can afford to build them and accept the potential hazards, why not? People build

Sun Jun 16, 2013, 07:51 AM

Jun 2013

houses where there are mud slides, tornadoes, hurricanes, alongside levees in flood zones.

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Vows To Rebuild Million Dollar Homes in Burnt Forest [View all] otohara Jun 2013 OP

As long as they can get their own insurance... Pelican Jun 2013 #1

I think they could build homes to codes that reduced the fire risk. HereSince1628 Jun 2013 #3

No worse than living in a flood plain. Downwinder Jun 2013 #4

Many of these people will demand government help... Archae Jun 2013 #5