An eruption has begun north of Grindavík

Post by sixothree » Mon, Jan 15, 2024, 5:56 PM UTC

kabouseng wrote: post #12

sixothree wrote: post #11

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This may be a dumb question but near me is a cement factory that (incidentally) makes stackable concrete blocks the size of a car. They stack them multiple stories high and multiple blocks deep, at least while being stored at the factory. What about lava makes it so we can’t redirect the flow around neighborhoods with these things?

Lava is molten rock. Concrete blocks are rock.

Post by justin66 » Tue, Jan 16, 2024, 2:38 AM UTC

Fatnino wrote: post #42

justin66 wrote: post #35

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But it is subsidized by one’s fellow taxpayers.

Only sort of. People who live in flood zones are subsidizing all the other people in the flood zones much more than say a homeowner in Colorado.

Post by justin66 » Fri, Jan 19, 2024, 4:45 PM UTC

Fatnino wrote: post #44

justin66 wrote: post #43

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I don't live in a flood zone. How do I opt out of subsidizing any of these people's flood insurance at all?

You pay taxes, the people in flood zone pay taxes. The same. Then on top of that, flood zone residents have to pay extra for the flood insurance.