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		manmal on Jan 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is the world becoming uninsurable? Naive question, but why not raise taxes in hazardous areas, and use that money for a state-run insurance?

cbracketdash on Jan 17, 2025 [–]

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...

manmal on Jan 17, 2025 | [–]

That one doesn’t discriminate by location I think?

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