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NickB79

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18. Sorry to tell you, but the insurance rates are only going to get worse

Reply to Biophilic (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 10:36 PM

Oct 14

With the reality of climate change throwing hurricanes and rising seas at the state, there is no plausible way forward that doesn't see insurance premiums price most of the state's residents out of their homes over the nest 25 years.

Floridians will become climate refugees fleeing north.

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Florida Is Facing the Biggest Collapse in U.S. History [View all] catbyte Oct 14 OP

Oh no! It is Hosea 8:7 again! Oh no! Who could have known!? Oh no! RockRaven Oct 14 #1

Oh, good grief, what a pile of shit.horse * Biophilic Oct 14 #2

I will tell you now that Canadians are not coming back and I doubt many Europeans are either. Many owned houses Bev54 Oct 14 #7

I agree with you and agree with Canadians and others. Biophilic Oct 14 #11

Yay Canada & Europe! We Need to Get Cha Oct 14 #20

Sorry to tell you, but the insurance rates are only going to get worse NickB79 Oct 14 #18

backed by statistics NJCher Oct 14 #3

Wow! malaise Oct 14 #4

No it isn't. flvegan Oct 14 #5

Nothing is selling here in Oregon either Tree Lady Oct 14 #6

And yet they'll keep electing idiots like Desantis because they refuse to acknowledge how terrible MAGA is. Initech Oct 14 #8

Are we electing them? hannah Oct 14 #10

Something is definitely rotten in the Sunshine State. Initech Wednesday #21

needs more hysteria lol nt msongs Oct 14 #9

How about "In addition to everything else, Godzilla stomped all over WPB. Not covered by insurance." Wonder Why Wednesday #22

;Florida has always been a boom and bust state Warpy Oct 14 #12

Florida will soon be LilElf70 Oct 14 #13

5th generation Floridian here PCB66 Oct 14 #14

Agree 100%. Everything south of Orlando should be allowed to return to it's natural state as a giant wetland river n/t Cheezoholic Oct 14 #16

A lot of aquifers are being contaminated by saltwater from rising seas as well NickB79 Oct 14 #19

Tourists won't return until there is "regime change"! BlueWavePsych Oct 14 #15

"The American Dream Is Dead!" czarjak Oct 14 #17