The folly of paying Americans to live in harm's way
by Chicago Tribune
Sep 08, 2017
2 minutes
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Sept. 8:
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey's hit on Texas, and with Hurricane Irma threatening Florida, let's all acknowledge one reason for the vulnerability of Americans who live in low-lying coastal regions of the Sunbelt: The federal government has been paying people to locate there.
Not explicitly, of course. But
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