tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post286163366983977917..comments2024-03-23T04:01:39.348-04:00Comments on Understanding Society: Pervasive organizational and regulatory failuresDan Littlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953897221283103880noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4058766287077382431.post-832051697561447832019-11-24T07:27:24.468-05:002019-11-24T07:27:24.468-05:00A very delayed comment here on the flood plains st...A very delayed comment here on the flood plains story: in the UK there is a similar situation, and the Conservative governments have make it easier to build on flood plains, for a very transparent reason: the scheme is to buy cheap flood plain land, build some residential housing on it, wait for a flood, and then the tearful families on TV ask the government to build flood defences at taxpayers' cost, and then the flood plain in no longer a flood plain, and the land gets a massive capital gain, thanks to government investment.Blissex2https://www.blogger.com/profile/05849329792782072250noreply@blogger.com