Vast taxpayer subsidies enable development on Florida’s fragile coasts
A more rational public policy would demand that people who build on a shoreline assume more responsibility for the risks.
A more rational public policy would demand that people who build on a shoreline assume more responsibility for the risks.
When a Florida beach town is wiped out, the political and economic pressure to redevelop is relentless.
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