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Is the world becoming uninsurable?

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478 points spking | 1 comments | 17 Jan 25 00:32 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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manmal ◴[17 Jan 25 06:50 UTC] No.42734802[source]▶
Naive question, but why not raise taxes in hazardous areas, and use that money for a state-run insurance?
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cbracketdash ◴[17 Jan 25 07:34 UTC] No.42734988[source]▶
Naive answer, but I think this exists and is called the FAIR plan. See here: https://stateline.org/2025/01/16/california-fires-show-state...
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1. manmal ◴[17 Jan 25 07:50 UTC] No.42735071[source]▶
That one doesn’t discriminate by location I think?