SC

Sanford Challenges FEMA, Heritage On Flood Vote

U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford called into the FITS home office this week to hello – and to make a point regarding his recent vote on a controversial flood insurance program. According to the former governor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – which administers the nation’s flood insurance program –…

U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford called into the FITS home office this week to hello – and to make a point regarding his recent vote on a controversial flood insurance program.

According to the former governor, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – which administers the nation’s flood insurance program – has not provided members of Congress with the actuarial data they need to justify changes to the program.

“I absolutely support actuarial reform, period.” Sanford said, although he quickly added that he wasn’t going to vote against the best interests of his coastal district unless FEMA “showed its hand” and demonstrated how the changes were in the best interest of the country.

Sanford also took issue with the Heritage Foundation, saying the organization – run by former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint – needed to “show its work” regarding its support for the flood insurance changes (and its criticism of the politicians who voted against them). He added that he has a “twenty year record” of putting the needs of national taxpayers first – and would do so in this case if a compelling case for the reforms is ever made.

The key issue here? Whether owners of larger, higher-cost residences located in flood-prone areas ought to pay more for flood insurance than owners of smaller, cheaper homes not located in flood-prone areas.

Frankly, we don’t think government should be in the flood insurance business in the first place – a point we probably should have made clearer in our initial treatment of this issue. But it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out where flooding is most likely to occur – or that erecting buildings in those locations is probably not a good idea. Nor does it take a rocket scientist to figure out that owners of existing homes in flood-prone areas should probably pay more for flood insurance than the rest of us.

In fact were the marketplace permitted to handle this – as opposed to the U.S. Congress – we wouldn’t even be having this conversation.

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70 comments

? June 19, 2013 at 9:28 am

You are right Will. It’s completely ridiculous that they are even involved or using my tax money to insure people that CHOOSE to live in flood prone areas, or the coast line for that matter.

There is all sorts of market distortion by this. If you can’t get insurance on your coastal home, you can’t finance it either…and guess what? The price of said home drops.(in a normal market)

The distortions this gov’t market interference causes has so many unintended consequences you can’t think/list them all.

The basic notion that poor people are subsidizing insurance for rich people is probably the most important thing to focus on…but there’s much more than that going on.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 9:39 am

Perfect

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K.Mann June 19, 2013 at 12:21 pm

You all seem to forget that FEMA’s large flood insurance expansion was prompted by Hurricane Katrina’s wiping out the low-income and low-lying parishes in New Orleans, the delta and along the Mississippi coast, and that the steps you all are proposing now were described as targeting the poor and especially minorities. The impression this story gives of. Sanford’s first order of business being to help the “haves” over the “have-nots” also fails to take into consideration that most of the expensive real estate investment along the SC coast are tourist-related — and tourism is still the top industry in this state. Any comprehensive insurance reform unfer FEMA would surely affect these as well as the historic properties in downtown Charleston, for example, which have a value beyond that of replacement wood and brick. This underscores why it is so important for legislators to be able to see the actual proposal rather than being expected to vote on some vague description of what the changes might or might not be. For Pete’s sake! Didn’t we learn anything from the “vote first, find out what’s in the bill later” debacle that is Obamacare? I’m glad Sanford is holding out ’til he gets some answers.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:37 pm

Yeah first sentence you lost me. No Gubmint belongs in ANY business. National defense of the borders. NO MORE!

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Sarah PalinForever! June 19, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Then why did you vote for Obama Pytel?

Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 4:16 pm

I’m done voting for the lesser of two evils. I will vote for the evilest of them until such time as an appropriate conservative choice is available, or they finish running it into the ground. After they finish running it into the ground, then we can start picking up the pieces.

Have a Great Day!! :) There won’t be many left with the Demlicans and Republicrats in charge.
Why do you keep asking Sarah? I just copy and paste this shite.

? June 19, 2013 at 12:53 pm

It’s amazing to think Charleston survived at all prior to FEMA’s existence based on your write up.

If you think that poor people were the ones that benefited the most from FEMA expansion under Katrina I’d kindly suggest you are mistaken.

Although FEMA did do a great job in New Orleans during the actual crisis, didn’t they?

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Curious June 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

Just paying back the folks who voted his sorry ass back into office. And protecting his own interest, too, by making sure Jenny and the boys’ home gets rebuilt with other people’s money when it floods so he doesn’t have to pay for it out of pocket.

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bogart June 19, 2013 at 10:54 am

Forget about Coosaw Plantation ? Sanford is looking out for Sanford,Sanford,Sanford,and Sanford-Rauch.

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Curious June 19, 2013 at 11:22 am

True.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:39 pm

Hey Curiousless, When do the children get the right to live, Curiousless?

See this post

https://www.fitsnews.com/2013/06/18/lazenby-on-the-houses-abortion-ban/

Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:38 pm

When do the children get the right to live, Curiousless?

See this post

https://www.fitsnews.com/2013/06/18/lazenby-on-the-houses-abortion-ban/

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Kimble1 June 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm

I don’t live on the coast line, or have waterfront lot or ocean view! Middle class , never flooded surburban home 250k, built 10 years ago in non flood zone! By all Government regulations I am being devastated by this!….see my full post below.

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? June 19, 2013 at 12:37 pm

Buy flood insurance, or you should have.

Shit happens. If you want a gov’t that runs to the rescue of every unfortunate victim of every unfortunate circumstance then be prepared to have them sniffing up everyone’s ass every time they fart and emptying your pockets every time they do it.

Bad things happen to good people all the time, it’s called life.

I feel for your situation, but it doesn’t justify everyone else being forced to pay for it.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:40 pm

yep yep

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Kimble1sickofit June 19, 2013 at 3:03 pm

Have paid flood insurance since the day I built this home to government standards even though they did not require it! No rescue here! Just want the government to leave me alone and not make me pay for every natural disaster either!…but it’s called life, happens all the time…I’m sure you don’t live under a rock and a some disaster could happen to your area, that will require some assistance from the government..even if you claim you don’t partake ! I’ve never needed anything either..guess that makes us lucky..UNTILL now when they screw us!

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? June 19, 2013 at 9:28 am

You are right Will. It’s completely ridiculous that they are even involved or using my tax money to insure people that CHOOSE to live in flood prone areas, or the coast line for that matter.

There is all sorts of market distortion by this. If you can’t get insurance on your coastal home, you can’t finance it either…and guess what? The price of said home drops.(in a normal market)

The distortions this gov’t market interference causes has so many unintended consequences you can’t think/list them all.

The basic notion that poor people are subsidizing insurance for rich people is probably the most important thing to focus on…but there’s much more than that going on.

Reply
Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 9:39 am

Perfect

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K.Mann June 19, 2013 at 12:21 pm

You all seem to forget that FEMA’s large flood insurance expansion was prompted by Hurricane Katrina’s wiping out the low-income and low-lying parishes in New Orleans, the delta and along the Mississippi coast, and that the steps you all are proposing now were described as targeting the poor and especially minorities. The impression this story gives of. Sanford’s first order of business being to help the “haves” over the “have-nots” also fails to take into consideration that most of the expensive real estate investment along the SC coast are tourist-related — and tourism is still the top industry in this state. Any comprehensive insurance reform unfer FEMA would surely affect these as well as the historic properties in downtown Charleston, for example, which have a value beyond that of replacement wood and brick. This underscores why it is so important for legislators to be able to see the actual proposal rather than being expected to vote on some vague description of what the changes might or might not be. For Pete’s sake! Didn’t we learn anything from the “vote first, find out what’s in the bill later” debacle that is Obamacare? I’m glad Sanford is holding out ’til he gets some answers.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:37 pm

Yeah first sentence you lost me. No Gubmint belongs in ANY business. National defense of the borders. NO MORE!

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Sarah PalinForever! June 19, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Then why did you vote for Obama Pytel?

Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 4:16 pm

I’m done voting for the lesser of two evils. I will vote for the evilest of them until such time as an appropriate conservative choice is available, or they finish running it into the ground. After they finish running it into the ground, then we can start picking up the pieces.

Have a Great Day!! :) There won’t be many left with the Demlicans and Republicrats in charge.
Why do you keep asking Sarah? I just copy and paste this shite.

? June 19, 2013 at 12:53 pm

It’s amazing to think Charleston survived at all prior to FEMA’s existence based on your write up.

If you think that poor people were the ones that benefited the most from FEMA expansion under Katrina I’d kindly suggest you are mistaken.

Although FEMA did do a great job in New Orleans during the actual crisis, didn’t they?

Reply
Curious June 19, 2013 at 10:36 am

Just paying back the folks who voted his sorry ass back into office. And protecting his own interest, too, by making sure Jenny and the boys’ home gets rebuilt with other people’s money when it floods so he doesn’t have to pay for it out of pocket.

Reply
bogart June 19, 2013 at 10:54 am

Forget about Coosaw Plantation ? Sanford is looking out for Sanford,Sanford,Sanford,and Sanford-Rauch.

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Curious June 19, 2013 at 11:22 am

True.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:39 pm

Hey Curiousless, When do the children get the right to live, Curiousless?

See this post

https://www.fitsnews.com/2013/06/18/lazenby-on-the-houses-abortion-ban/

Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:38 pm

When do the children get the right to live, Curiousless?

See this post

https://www.fitsnews.com/2013/06/18/lazenby-on-the-houses-abortion-ban/

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Kimble1 June 19, 2013 at 12:06 pm

I don’t live on the coast line, or have waterfront lot or ocean view! Middle class , never flooded surburban home 250k, built 10 years ago in non flood zone! By all Government regulations I am being devastated by this!….see my full post below.

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? June 19, 2013 at 12:37 pm

Buy flood insurance, or you should have.

Shit happens. If you want a gov’t that runs to the rescue of every unfortunate victim of every unfortunate circumstance then be prepared to have them sniffing up everyone’s ass every time they fart and emptying your pockets every time they do it.

Bad things happen to good people all the time, it’s called life.

I feel for your situation, but it doesn’t justify everyone else being forced to pay for it.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:40 pm

yep yep

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Kimble1sickofit June 19, 2013 at 3:03 pm

Have paid flood insurance since the day I built this home to government standards even though they did not require it! No rescue here! Just want the government to leave me alone and not make me pay for every natural disaster either!…but it’s called life, happens all the time…I’m sure you don’t live under a rock and a some disaster could happen to your area, that will require some assistance from the government..even if you claim you don’t partake ! I’ve never needed anything either..guess that makes us lucky..UNTILL now when they screw us!

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jimlewisowb June 19, 2013 at 9:45 am

I have no problem with those better than I building mansions right on the ocean’s edge

I have no problem with those better than I paying the same rate for their insurance as I do

I have no problem with those better than I expecting me to pay for beaches to be restored when sucked out into the ocean

I have no problem with those better than I expecting me to pay full freight for the rebuilding of their mansions when sucked out into the ocean

I have no problem standing on the beach waving at those better than I as they are sucked out into the ocean to become crab food

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm

Yeah, I have a problem with beach replenishment. Tough shit. Taxpayers shouldn’t have to keep someones backyard clean. FBI gonna come cut my grass?

Shit, NSA might already be doing it.
BBwwwahhahahaahahahahaahahahah
Oh, sorry. Sarcasm. I forgot that’s pretty popular. Carry on OWB

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Sickofit June 19, 2013 at 2:56 pm

I pay and have paid flood insurance on my home ever since I built it! Even when it was considered a non flood zone I still paid a reasonable premium. I also footed the bill for every natural disaster myI taxes go towards just like you. We are not asking for the Government to rescue us…WE ARE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO LEAVE US THE HELL ALONE. let us keeping being the tax payer, upstanding, NO FREE HANDOUT middle class folk like we are! I would rather self insure than give 30 grand to the government each year for someone else! I hate liberal handouts just like you , I’m sick of it! But don’t try to turn my world upside down and rip me off to pay for FEMAS debt! I HAVE NEVER COLLECTED A DIME FROM THE GOVERNment fOR ANYTHING! But they would rather charge me these premiums , see me foreclose and then turn around and bail out the banks! Crap! Like I said American Nightmare…! Tornados, forest fires, hurricanes , floods everywhere, not just the coast….! Disaster happens everywhere. I’m not hanging my ass out in the Gulf of Mexico…I’m living inland in a Surburban neighborhood. This whole country is filled with lakes and rivers, you want everyone to move away from those too! It’s a sad situation and very devastating.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 3:14 pm

sorry brother. If you have flood insurance, then you are asking the gubmint to protect you. I feel your sentiment. I truly do. If you’re paying Allstate for car insurance, your asking them to protect you and your car.
I think it would be awesome if you could actually do what your saying. It would bring home prices more inline with reality and not this pie in the sky crap we’ve got going now. (Lucy has been busy in the Sky for many many decades now.) Dump your mortgage and pay cash for your house. Then there is no requirement by the mortgage company that you have flood insurance. Then you’re not asking for a hand out.
Have a Great Day!! :)

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jimlewisowb June 19, 2013 at 9:45 am

I have no problem with those better than I building mansions right on the ocean’s edge

I have no problem with those better than I paying the same rate for their insurance as I do

I have no problem with those better than I expecting me to pay for beaches to be restored when sucked out into the ocean

I have no problem with those better than I expecting me to pay full freight for the rebuilding of their mansions when sucked out into the ocean

I have no problem standing on the beach waving at those better than I as they are sucked out into the ocean to become crab food

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:42 pm

Yeah, I have a problem with beach replenishment. Tough shit. Taxpayers shouldn’t have to keep someones backyard clean. FBI gonna come cut my grass?

Shit, NSA might already be doing it.
BBwwwahhahahaahahahahaahahahah
Oh, sorry. Sarcasm. I forgot that’s pretty popular. Carry on OWB

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Sickofit June 19, 2013 at 2:56 pm

I pay and have paid flood insurance on my home ever since I built it! Even when it was considered a non flood zone I still paid a reasonable premium. I also footed the bill for every natural disaster myI taxes go towards just like you. We are not asking for the Government to rescue us…WE ARE ASKING THE GOVERNMENT TO LEAVE US THE HELL ALONE. let us keeping being the tax payer, upstanding, NO FREE HANDOUT middle class folk like we are! I would rather self insure than give 30 grand to the government each year for someone else! I hate liberal handouts just like you , I’m sick of it! But don’t try to turn my world upside down and rip me off to pay for FEMAS debt! I HAVE NEVER COLLECTED A DIME FROM THE GOVERNment fOR ANYTHING! But they would rather charge me these premiums , see me foreclose and then turn around and bail out the banks! Crap! Like I said American Nightmare…! Tornados, forest fires, hurricanes , floods everywhere, not just the coast….! Disaster happens everywhere. I’m not hanging my ass out in the Gulf of Mexico…I’m living inland in a Surburban neighborhood. This whole country is filled with lakes and rivers, you want everyone to move away from those too! It’s a sad situation and very devastating.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 3:14 pm

sorry brother. If you have flood insurance, then you are asking the gubmint to protect you. I feel your sentiment. I truly do. If you’re paying Allstate for car insurance, your asking them to protect you and your car.
I think it would be awesome if you could actually do what your saying. It would bring home prices more inline with reality and not this pie in the sky crap we’ve got going now. (Lucy has been busy in the Sky for many many decades now.) Dump your mortgage and pay cash for your house. Then there is no requirement by the mortgage company that you have flood insurance. Then you’re not asking for a hand out.
Have a Great Day!! :)

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EJB June 19, 2013 at 10:03 am

Making flood insurance cheap encourages people to build where they probably shouldn’t. Getting government involved in any form uses tax dollars and particularly when tax dollars are used to subsidize. These insurance companies spread the costs around to all so a few can live on the coast and when a hurricane comes the claims put a number of them out of business. When a hurricane hit south Florida the claims hit State Farm so bad it bankrupted State Farm Florida. Yes, State Farm thought ahead and had their company divided up into separate entities so if one, State Farm Florida, had excessive claims it didn’t put the whole company at risk or drain ALL the profits, only that one entity suffered (that CEO earned his .multimillion dollar paycheck). Guess who makes up the difference when the insurance companies go under?

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EJB June 19, 2013 at 10:03 am

Making flood insurance cheap encourages people to build where they probably shouldn’t. Getting government involved in any form uses tax dollars and particularly when tax dollars are used to subsidize. These insurance companies spread the costs around to all so a few can live on the coast and when a hurricane comes the claims put a number of them out of business. When a hurricane hit south Florida the claims hit State Farm so bad it bankrupted State Farm Florida. Yes, State Farm thought ahead and had their company divided up into separate entities so if one, State Farm Florida, had excessive claims it didn’t put the whole company at risk or drain ALL the profits, only that one entity suffered (that CEO earned his .multimillion dollar paycheck). Guess who makes up the difference when the insurance companies go under?

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Claims Adjuster June 19, 2013 at 10:30 am

Since Katrina, the government has been in the business of bettering the folks that are harmed by natural disasters. We claims adjusters are appalled at the number of folks who do not want to pay their deductibles because they “didn’t cause the damage.” The new programs are just buying votes for the Democrats generally.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:44 pm

Demolish the old and the new programs. Works better and faster that way. No Gubmint Insurance

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Claims Adjuster June 19, 2013 at 10:30 am

Since Katrina, the government has been in the business of bettering the folks that are harmed by natural disasters. We claims adjusters are appalled at the number of folks who do not want to pay their deductibles because they “didn’t cause the damage.” The new programs are just buying votes for the Democrats generally.

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:44 pm

Demolish the old and the new programs. Works better and faster that way. No Gubmint Insurance

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Kimble1 June 19, 2013 at 11:45 am

As you are aware, NFIP, is being reformed , to make the program more sustainable. I believe everyone would love to see a sustainable program, but not at the cost of losing our homes. Yes, losing our Homes! With the passing of Flood Insurance Reform , Biggert-Waters Act, especially clause 207, we are going to lose our “Grandfathering”, combined with Re-mapping of our area from FEMA. My home, my neighborhood overnight by FEMA’s estimations, will become unaffordable and WORTHLESS. I built in a NON-Flood ZONE, 10 years ago, thinking I was building smart. I built by all rules and regulations. I dont have a wayerfront lot or an ocean view. surburban home worth 250k. middle class, not rich! As of March of 2013, FEMA waltz into my community with new Flood Maps, putting me all of a sudden at high risk. My property value in St.Charles , Louisiana is worthless, just by them estimating! My home is protected by a levee, that has been here for 70 years, this area has never flooded. FEMA has decided to longer recognize, why?, because they have the power to do so! With that said I understand that things change, land changes, but by not being protected by Grandfathering, I am forever at the mercy of changing regulations! How is this fair? How can a an abiding, tax paying citizens of this country be under constant fear that their rates and regulations won’t constantly change and eventually be priced out of their homes. I am not talking about 1500$ or even 3000$ of Insurance per year..I’m am talking about upwards of 30,000$ per year! Foreclosure is inevitable! This is criminal. I personally along with my neighbors have never collected a dime from FEMA, how can I be at fault now? Please do your homework and realize this will ultimately affect your area too, this will be a national problem and its just unconstitutional, to lose all what you have worked for, at NO fault of OUR own. I write to you in despair, I write to you for your support. Please support Senator Mary Landrieu’s Lesgislation to amend this bill. This is more DEVASTATING than any natural disaster we could face. I don’t live in New Orleans , my tax dollars paid for all those same things that frustrate everyone. I would rather self insure than lose my home. People are not understanding who this is affecting!

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:43 pm

Frack Sustainable. Decommission the crap now.

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Kimble1 June 19, 2013 at 11:45 am

As you are aware, NFIP, is being reformed , to make the program more sustainable. I believe everyone would love to see a sustainable program, but not at the cost of losing our homes. Yes, losing our Homes! With the passing of Flood Insurance Reform , Biggert-Waters Act, especially clause 207, we are going to lose our “Grandfathering”, combined with Re-mapping of our area from FEMA. My home, my neighborhood overnight by FEMA’s estimations, will become unaffordable and WORTHLESS. I built in a NON-Flood ZONE, 10 years ago, thinking I was building smart. I built by all rules and regulations. I dont have a wayerfront lot or an ocean view. surburban home worth 250k. middle class, not rich! As of March of 2013, FEMA waltz into my community with new Flood Maps, putting me all of a sudden at high risk. My property value in St.Charles , Louisiana is worthless, just by them estimating! My home is protected by a levee, that has been here for 70 years, this area has never flooded. FEMA has decided to longer recognize, why?, because they have the power to do so! With that said I understand that things change, land changes, but by not being protected by Grandfathering, I am forever at the mercy of changing regulations! How is this fair? How can a an abiding, tax paying citizens of this country be under constant fear that their rates and regulations won’t constantly change and eventually be priced out of their homes. I am not talking about 1500$ or even 3000$ of Insurance per year..I’m am talking about upwards of 30,000$ per year! Foreclosure is inevitable! This is criminal. I personally along with my neighbors have never collected a dime from FEMA, how can I be at fault now? Please do your homework and realize this will ultimately affect your area too, this will be a national problem and its just unconstitutional, to lose all what you have worked for, at NO fault of OUR own. I write to you in despair, I write to you for your support. Please support Senator Mary Landrieu’s Lesgislation to amend this bill. This is more DEVASTATING than any natural disaster we could face. I don’t live in New Orleans , my tax dollars paid for all those same things that frustrate everyone. I would rather self insure than lose my home. People are not understanding who this is affecting!

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 12:43 pm

Frack Sustainable. Decommission the crap now.

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idiotwind June 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm

so sanford will be introducing a bill to abolish NFIP altogether? sounds great, and in line with his stated principles.

oh wait, he won’t be doing that because he is utterly and completely full of BS?

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? June 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm

Exactly.

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idiotwind June 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm

so sanford will be introducing a bill to abolish NFIP altogether? sounds great, and in line with his stated principles.

oh wait, he won’t be doing that because he is utterly and completely full of BS?

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? June 19, 2013 at 4:35 pm

Exactly.

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allicat1214 June 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm

This is a nationwide issue as illustrated in this map depicting the number of flood policies per state. http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=4565 . People will not be able to pay exorbitant rates of thousands of dollars each year which will in turn lead to homes becoming uninsurable, unsellable, and this will turn into a real estate, banking, and ultimately economic disaster. These rates are not just for mansions on a coast line. They are on working class families whose middle class homes are 30 miles inland and were built by the rules years ago. These rates are in effect another tax on millions of people nationwide that will ultimately lead to economic hard times for millions and that will impact the entire nation.

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allicat1214 June 19, 2013 at 12:46 pm

This is a nationwide issue as illustrated in this map depicting the number of flood policies per state. http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=4565 . People will not be able to pay exorbitant rates of thousands of dollars each year which will in turn lead to homes becoming uninsurable, unsellable, and this will turn into a real estate, banking, and ultimately economic disaster. These rates are not just for mansions on a coast line. They are on working class families whose middle class homes are 30 miles inland and were built by the rules years ago. These rates are in effect another tax on millions of people nationwide that will ultimately lead to economic hard times for millions and that will impact the entire nation.

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Jesus H. Christ! June 19, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Sanford is a lying sack of santorum.

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Jesus H. Christ! June 19, 2013 at 12:50 pm

Sanford is a lying sack of santorum.

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MisLil June 19, 2013 at 2:19 pm

FEMA is not just about rebuilding or bettering people’s mansions or vacation homes or even just plain homes that shouldn’t have been built on the coast to begin with. Hurricanes, extensive flooding, blizzards, ice storms, fires and utility disruptions are just some of the emergencies FEMA funds. If I’m not mistaken not all who collect from FEMA have put into the program so how can the program not go under, broke. So it seems they have come up with a solution to raise more funds by increasing flood premiums. However it seems they figured out that would not be no where near enough. So they decided to remap flood zones. Therefore putting homes from no flood zones, homes far from the coastline, into a high risk flood zone. Areas that have never flooded since their existence. Modest income homes valued modestly. That will never flood or may flood once in a 100 years, a measurement I think the use. And these people with very modest incomes are to pay 23,000 a year for a house, with a mortgage, and valued at 200,000. Un-imaginable and un-doable. So they will lose everything. And the government program FEMA will still not have funds. And you will have “flooded” the system with homeless and un-sellable homes that will need money from the government. And the banks and mortgage companies will go under and need money from the government. This is not just a problem for people who built where they shouldn’t have or people with mansions or vacation homes who want the government to rebuild after a hurricane floods them out. This is a problem for all of America. And what’s next, who’s next when the program doesn’t get the money. Wake up, please be informed. It’s not just about rebuilding or bettering people who shouldn’t have built on the coast to begin with or those with mansions or vacation homes that want the government to fund them. It’s about all of us losing very dearly.

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MisLil June 19, 2013 at 2:19 pm

FEMA is not just about rebuilding or bettering people’s mansions or vacation homes or even just plain homes that shouldn’t have been built on the coast to begin with. Hurricanes, extensive flooding, blizzards, ice storms, fires and utility disruptions are just some of the emergencies FEMA funds. If I’m not mistaken not all who collect from FEMA have put into the program so how can the program not go under, broke. So it seems they have come up with a solution to raise more funds by increasing flood premiums. However it seems they figured out that would not be no where near enough. So they decided to remap flood zones. Therefore putting homes from no flood zones, homes far from the coastline, into a high risk flood zone. Areas that have never flooded since their existence. Modest income homes valued modestly. That will never flood or may flood once in a 100 years, a measurement I think the use. And these people with very modest incomes are to pay 23,000 a year for a house, with a mortgage, and valued at 200,000. Un-imaginable and un-doable. So they will lose everything. And the government program FEMA will still not have funds. And you will have “flooded” the system with homeless and un-sellable homes that will need money from the government. And the banks and mortgage companies will go under and need money from the government. This is not just a problem for people who built where they shouldn’t have or people with mansions or vacation homes who want the government to rebuild after a hurricane floods them out. This is a problem for all of America. And what’s next, who’s next when the program doesn’t get the money. Wake up, please be informed. It’s not just about rebuilding or bettering people who shouldn’t have built on the coast to begin with or those with mansions or vacation homes that want the government to fund them. It’s about all of us losing very dearly.

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allicat1214 June 19, 2013 at 4:12 pm

Educate yourselves on the facts of NFIP changes: http://gnoinc.org/uploads/NFIP_Presentation.pdf

This will impact all 50 states!

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Yep. All 50 states higher and higher. I’m Loven’ It. BADA BA BA BAAAAAA

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allicat1214 June 19, 2013 at 4:12 pm

Educate yourselves on the facts of NFIP changes: http://gnoinc.org/uploads/NFIP_Presentation.pdf

This will impact all 50 states!

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Frank Pytel June 19, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Yep. All 50 states higher and higher. I’m Loven’ It. BADA BA BA BAAAAAA

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Economist June 19, 2013 at 4:31 pm

Surfer friend of mine says the federal government regularly pays to pump “huge quantities of oily muck from the ocean floor” onto Folly Beach so the houses on the sand dunes won’t wash away.

“How often does this pumping occur?” I ask.

His answer: “Five times in the last few years. Same places. Washed away in two years. We surfers love it because it creates good waves. But an absolute, complete, total waste of taxpayer dollars.”

I expect Sanford to do whatever is wrong.

Like protecting houses located on sand dunes that are washing away.

Whatever will help his cabal of wealthy campaign contributors.

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Kowalski June 19, 2013 at 6:22 pm

Ah yes, the washout area on the north end, great surf. Thank you uncle sam!!!!!!!

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Economist June 19, 2013 at 4:31 pm

Surfer friend of mine says the federal government regularly pays to pump “huge quantities of oily muck from the ocean floor” onto Folly Beach so the houses on the sand dunes won’t wash away.

“How often does this pumping occur?” I ask.

His answer: “Five times in the last few years. Same places. Washed away in two years. We surfers love it because it creates good waves. But an absolute, complete, total waste of taxpayer dollars.”

I expect Sanford to do whatever is wrong.

Like protecting houses located on sand dunes that are washing away.

Whatever will help his cabal of wealthy campaign contributors.

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Kowalski June 19, 2013 at 6:22 pm

Ah yes, the washout area on the north end, great surf. Thank you uncle sam!!!!!!!

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Kuyperdog June 20, 2013 at 1:20 am

I don’t care what Sanford thinks or says because of what he has done!!!

He should go back to the Appalachian trail where they don’t need flood insurance!

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Kuyperdog June 20, 2013 at 1:20 am

I don’t care what Sanford thinks or says because of what he has done!!!

He should go back to the Appalachian trail where they don’t need flood insurance!

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