R.I.P. Scout26
There was an article somewhere that basically stated that it's not looting but reparations
And they'll decide how much reparations you are to pay to achieve "social justice". [spoiler alert] It will never be enough.
IMHO looters are actually applying for another position: bullet catcher.
Holy hell. It's like giving a loaded gun to a chimpanzee...
the last thing you need is rabies. You're already angry enough as it is.OTOH, there wouldn't be a tweeker left in Georgia...
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE! AND THROW SOME STEAK ON THE GRILL!
Dozens of owners whose Twin Cities properties were severely damaged in the May riots have been stunned to discover that the money they would collect from their insurance company for demolition won’t come close to the actual costs of doing the job. https://t.co/eWg6iHodjD — Star Tribune (@StarTribune) August 31, 2020
Kamala Harris helped raise money for the rioters who destroyed these businesses. Will she help raise money for the business owners who are suffering now? https://t.co/zDcEMktfoF — Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) August 31, 2020
Who saw this coming? Turns out insurance isn’t going to cover the costs of rioters’ destruction of Minneapolis business owners’ property https://twitchy.com/sarahd-313035/2020/08/31/who-saw-this-coming-turns-out-insurance-isnt-going-to-cover-the-costs-of-rioters-destruction-of-minneapolis-business-owners-property/
Most policies limit reimbursement to $25,000 to $50,000, but contractors have been submitting bids of $200,000 to $300,000. In many cases, the price of the work is not much lower than the actual value of the property, records show.“I think that is price-gouging and they should contact the attorney general,” said Andrea Jenkins, vice president of the Minneapolis City Council. “That is a symbol of capitalism run amok.”
I agree that 200K to 300K is BS, but something tells me there is licensing, disposal fees, permits, and all sorts of other requirements that the city council put in place that make it cost a lot more than $25K. I would also be curious if the insurance company knew how much that stuff cost when they wrote the policy, but left the amounts low to keep the insurance cost low. Probably plenty of blame to go around.
That bitch running her mouth is part of the problem...one of the last reports I heard about rebuilding hurdles is the city council is making owners of destroyed businesses pay next years taxes before issuing a demo permit
It rarely is even in other circumstances. I think most people try to get away with the cheapest options for insurance that they can, and I often can't blame them, but it most often means they'll be holding the bag for part of their rebuild costs. Most people also attribute an extremely small possibility to looters and thugs burning their property to the ground, and I reckon that will change, as will insurance company policies regarding what they will cover.In the link, $25K for demolition actually sounds pretty darn low. $300K may be too high, but demo ain't cheap either.
How bad is the building damaged? $300k to safely implode a two or three story building in the middle of a city, cart away and dispose of the debris, while getting all needed permits and complying with federal, state, and local laws? I could see that.Superfund sites don't exist because cleanup is cheap.ETA: Also these neighborhoods don't tend to be in the newest areas. Can anyone say Asbestos?