Saturday, September 22, 2018

Unintended Consequences

In one of life’s great ironies the businesses and homeowners that have to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence are going to find that their insurance companies are going to pay considerably more for lumber, steel, aluminum and other materials because of the Republican tax increases that are part and parcel of Republican protectionist trade policy.  Of course their renewal insurance rates will increase as a consequence of these Republican tax increases. 

Even more insulting is the lot of good people who do not have insurance and/or are least able to afford rebuilding,  They are blue collar, tend to live in lower-lying areas, and are less likely to have insurance.   

They are the Republican base.

Like I've said before - some days I feel like I have stepped thru the looking glass into another world. 

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