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by Piggle on April 29th, 2009
I think the government has a duty to provide information regarding why people should not live somewhere - if they knowingly let people build houses on flood plains etc they should foot the bill when the flood comes and the insurance company screams "Act of God - we're not paying!"
If we're given the facts and still choose to build there - we should be responsible for the consequences and have no one to blame but ourselves.
by Anonymous is hungry on April 29th, 2009
Yes. If the govt knows things regarding the safety of a certain area and feels that people cannot make that decision for themselves than yes. They are taking precautions to help us not make a huge mistake by moving somewhere that is unsafe.
Sort of like how they condemn buildings and make them uninhabitable. There needs to be some sort of safety standard dealing with living quarters.
by SalientAlien on April 29th, 2009
There are always going to be limitations. You can't build a house on someone's private property without their agreement, in the town park, or on a military reservation. Some areas are protected for environmental reasons. There are public safety issues, too. The gov't keeps people out of disaster areas. However the gov't should always have to show due cause when refusing to let someone build in an area. It should be assumed first that someone does have the right to build on land that they own.
by Moongrim on April 29th, 2009
It's a free America, and if they want the right to live on a Superfund site, it's their business.
by Its still Ridiculous on April 29th, 2009
Sometimes it seems as if they should when people continue to build in places that are prone to disasters.
by Lion Heart sleeps on April 29th, 2009
yes, sometimes it do have it!
by Natedawgfoshizzlez on April 29th, 2009
I didn't know that they had that right...
by Phillis - Zacks little sister on April 29th, 2009
No. That should be between the person and their insurance company.
by Keysha on September 1st, 2009
To a point, yes. If they did not, we would not have any local, state, or national parks. Imagine the view of Old Faithful outside your hotel window each morning.
Do you have a good view on your own land? Well, the government says you own it, and a hotel cannot be built there without compensating you.
IF we can all build wherever we want, without governmental control, then that view you like is no longer there. Either a hotel or some other group or people will like it too. And, since they can build where they want, they will build there. At their own risk? What will you do against, say, the Holiday Inn chain? Beat them up?
Without government control, they have the right to build. You do NOT have the right to harm someone for doing so.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on April 29th, 2009
To a certain extent.
If you are a law-abiding, self-sufficient (or even claiming government economic support) citizen then no. Definitely not.
However, if you are trying to claim housing from the government because you are in a poor financial situation - then you will go where they tell you.
If you break the law - they are entitled to put you in prison, thus taking your freedom to live where you like. That is fine also.
by Natedawgfoshizzlez on April 29th, 2009
The government has that right?
by overeasy240 on April 29th, 2009
Only if they're paying for it.
by anddeb on April 29th, 2009
Not in this Free America.
by Fiddle Playing Creole Bastard on September 1st, 2009
Not in 99.9% of cases in my mind.
by 23Skidoo on September 1st, 2009
No.
But it does have the right to encourage people in certain directions and discourage in others.
And in no way should the government have to subsidize or insure high risk places, like hurricane prone waterfronts.
+5
by thatsJustme on May 27th, 2009
NO...:)
by dr asif bly on April 29th, 2009
yes he has right only nowadays too n do it too.in my views that too much liberty is not good for human-wine prostitution ,gambling n money interest is ban in many counties and in my an Indian state too.5
by DudeLer 2 on May 21st, 2009
yes. someone has to tell the people not to build on an earthquake fault, or in a dry river bed, or on a toxic lot. people would live where ever they wanted to. thats not right. why cant the home less live in the center devider. there is lots of empty space near the highways.
by Anonymous on July 10th, 2010
No, It is not the right of any government to decide where some can live. It should be a decision made according to where any one person may want to live.
by Gnome of Kevonia is a Cheerwine junkie on July 9th, 2010
No, but someone who lives in a dangerous area is their responsibility, not the government's. However I don't think people with people in the household that could not live somewhere else should be able to live in dangerous areas without the consent of everyone in the household. If you live alone, your choice.
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by Seeya says Dont Ever Give Up on April 29th, 2009
There could be a 'we will not send you aid and disaster relief' clause. That would get people thinking.
by SalientAlien on April 29th, 2009
Good idea - we have the makings of a policy here ;0)
by Piggle on April 29th, 2009
lets get back to be independent citizens not being nanny boys and girls
by Seeya says Dont Ever Give Up on April 29th, 2009
The foolish man built his house upon the sand...
by Lucky on April 29th, 2009
....out of twigs.....
by Piggle on April 29th, 2009
true Pigg..but if they wish , they should still have the RIGHT to build where they want..live in a flood plain, tornado alley, on a fault line, mud slides,etc....
by thatsJustme on May 27th, 2009
That's what I said - but they must face the consequences if they decide to do so and the inevitable happens....
by Piggle on May 28th, 2009
Its the whining for the money, our money, that bothers me.
by Lucky on May 28th, 2009