"Col" wrote in message
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"dennis@home" wrote in message
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Most of the SE expects to be bailed out using public money.. just look at
how much flood control schemes like the Thames barrier costs.

What an asinine argument.
The Thames barrier in case you hadn't noticed is a flood *prevention*
scheme, the money isn't going to 'bail out' people who have been
flooded, it's intended to prevent flooding in the first place!

So you buy a house on a flood plain and then want public money to stop it
flooding.. even worse than expecting a payout if it gets flooded.