Greater Los Angeles Wildfires

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So should LA County just scalp the mountainsides to prevent fires in the future?

Nah. There's a lot of wildlife there that call that home.

Also sets a bad precedent going forward cause where do they stop? You'll then have MAGA/Republicans that are getting lobbied from companies to tear down loads of forests/parks all over California/the USA that could be prime real estate instead of beautiful scenery.
 

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Nah. There's a lot of wildlife there that call that home.

Also sets a bad precedent going forward cause where do they stop? You'll then have MAGA/Republicans that are getting lobbied from companies to tear down loads of forests/parks all over California/the USA that could be prime real estate instead of beautiful scenery.
Not to mention the impact these things will have on the ecosystem. That's part of the reason why we are in this situation in the first place.
 

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So in reading that CBS news article about insurance, some quick math:
-Per article, there are about 9,000 homes in the Palisades area
-Average value of homes in that area are about $3.1 million
-Average cost of insurance on the FAIR plan is about $3,200/year (more then double typical rate)
-So that means State Farm (and others) would charge about $1,600/year
-If every homeowner had the FAIR plan, they would only collect $28.8 million/ year (Regular insurer: $14.4 million)
-That $28.8 million/year collected would only cover 9 of the 9,000 homes (Only 4/9000 homes on the regular carriers plans)

So what would insurance companies do? Where are they getting the rest of the money?
 
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