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Insurance was not supposed to work this way first of all.

You're a woman so we're going to charge you double for health insurance because you know, your boobs might get lumps.

I do agree with people that "rebuild and rebuild and rebuild" in the same area without the codes catching up.. I think if someone is wealthy enough they can afford james hardie siding ALL the way up - for example in a fire zone.

I think the insurance should be the same cost but the payout should be capped based on the decisions that are made.



> Insurance was not supposed to work this way first of all.

Insurance is a mechanism to transfer risk, this is exactly how it works. Actuaries calculate risk, and then the insurance company sells a policy they think they can make money on based on the calculated risk.

US health insurance isn’t insurance, it’s just called insurance for whatever reason.




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