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Originally Posted by Mogulman
But ya know, Japan is in a unique position in that their ass will get nailed by a tsnumai at some point too. The U.S. could too, but we're not a tiny little island that could get wiped out. I think Japan is protecting their own ass by paying out now so they can expect support when the shoe is on the other foot in the future.
But I'm just a cynic.  |
Hm.. US has a lot of high-density populated areas along the coasts... a tsunami could definitely destroy their economies, and lives.
Earthquakes are natural, only thing everyone can do is prepare and have warning systems and evacuation plans.
This type of thing shouldn't happen again, not the same amount of devastation because systems will now be put in place. It probably would have only cost $5, $10, maybe $20 million to setup a system for those areas of the world.. though now we're needing billions in relief.
Matt