The Real Problem
By Mitch Berg
The images coming from California are apocalyptic. I’m not being hyperbolic.
Judge for yourself.
So in times like this, it’s good to know our “elites” have the right perpective.
Also: Karma’s a Mitch:
Wait’ll they learn what FEMA did with all that money…
January 9th, 2025 at 6:47 am
Yes, what is seen is bad, but think of what is unseen. All those broken windows must be replaced which means full employment for glaziers, no doubt paid by disaster relief funds handed out by grandstanding politicians. Frederic Bastiat would be thrilled.
January 9th, 2025 at 7:18 am
There is a wonderful opportunity here for urban renewal. The city could condemn those burned-out properties by eminent domain paying the current fair market value which is nil. Then the city could erect the world’s largest homeless camp to take in all the illegal aliens Trump wants to deport. Maybe take a page from the DOT’s Traffic Cam playbook to install Victim Cams, showing the tragic plight of those experiencing homelessness, 24/7.
Think of the massive virtue-signaling for California Democrats!
January 9th, 2025 at 7:19 am
Moderation? For what?
January 9th, 2025 at 9:17 am
They gonna make it colder outside via legislation…lololololololo
January 9th, 2025 at 9:38 am
California is currently in the “Good and Hard” portion of Mencken’s quote.
My Irish and German heritage is showing, and its positively rolling in gleeful schadenfreude. It’s days like this that I admit I might not be a terribly “good” person, but I’m consistent in my disdain for long running bad decision making.
I think bailing out California is a bad idea, and I think that bailing out Minneapolis is a bad idea.
January 9th, 2025 at 9:45 am
All of those Californians wanted to go to Texas or Florida anyways. Win-win.
Seriously, I remember when I lived in Boulder, the same basic things were in play. One could live in the mountains, but nobody really felt it was worth their time to clear brush that could get their homes destroyed–and too many people really loved their cedar siding and shingles. Worked out really badly a few years back with the Superior fire. (personal note; three of my children were born in Superior)
January 9th, 2025 at 10:54 am
Big may not be far off.
Adam Carolla was on with Clay and Buck yesterday, talking about his house most likely being gone. He opined that those libidiot elites will become conservatives as soon as they try to rebuild their houses on the original footprint, an left wing bureaucrats won’t give them permits to do so.