Should the U.S. spend millions to fix storm-ravaged beaches? Experts weigh in.
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- Data shows more than 2,500 beach nourishment projects have cost more than $10 billion over the last century. Some experts believe the taxpayer money used for these projects could be better spent elsewhere.
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the whole entire coastline should be a National park
This right here!! No houses on the ocean .
The ocean decides on the shoreline. Not us.
If thats the case. The earth decides the forest location not humans, so stop building homes and let the forest go where it goes. nature is to be tamed for civilization.
These bad choice mansion purchases aren’t my fault. Put the money toward family sized affordable housing
Simple, have the multi-million dollar vacation home owners pay for it or at least the majority of it.
NO. Back up away from the water.
As long as we have families who are homeless, it's a disgrace to spend the "people's" money on beaches!!
Well..we will always have families who are homesless, so no to your point.
Rich people problems
Not even? It’s everyone’s problem, many of these projects are federally funded. It’s our tax dollars going toward renourishment for the rich.
With rising sea levels - makes sense til Saturday.
No! I say let nature run its course!
No
Just let everything be wetlands and estuaries again before people start dying, degradation is inevitable and there are better uses for funds.
No. Stop throwing tax dollars in the water!!!
Corporation pay more in Taxes it would not be a problem. Why should taxpayers pay to repair these roads. I don't even go to these beaches.
As long as the local community is paying for it with Sales Tax or Property Tax, I don't mind, but if they are asking for Federal or State Funds that could be used to feed Children in Schools then I am completely against that.
Beach Restoration happened every 3 years or so back in Floroda in the 1990s. Now it has to happen annually. The Feds should not be footing the bill 100% going forward. I have lived in Florida now for over 30 years.
Spending as much for the homeless and hungry?
Helllllll no. Fix the old infrastructure
Spend billions on everything else
No use fixing Washed Away Beaches WASTE OF MONEY VOTE BLUE💙💙💙💙💙
Whose money are they spending whose money are they spending working class middle class taxpayers keep paying 0:19
In my opinion, each local area (whether state or local government) that benefits from beach tourism should pay for that cost. Not the Federal Government.
Spend the money on feeding the poor and housing the unhoused. Let God have the coast.
It seems the idea of what it means to “fix” coastal lands should be adjusted.
Wow! 😮
That first guy has a investment in a property that needs beach restoration to survive. He needs to pool together with his fellow coastal homeowners to keep their investment from going away. The last guy has it right.
If US spends $ billions to replenish sand on storm-ravaged beaches this year, expect to do it next too! BC hurricanes happen every year!!!
Seems like it's a basic math question. Do the nourishments produce substantially greater tax revenue than was spent.
If so, then you do it.
Keep in mind that some of these beachfront properties pay a lot of taxes every year. That's part of their public money too. And if they go away then they will no longer produce those taxes.
However if the property is paying $100,000 a year in taxes and it's going to cost $150,000 a year to build a pretty beach that they consider their own private property, then I'd say no.
Houston public funds to nurse the beach means those beaches are public property.
No because the beach erosion and flooding events is going to get even worse, so nobody should be living on the beach
This doesn't tell the whole story. Some of this money is recouperated in tax dollars if the homes are kept at higher value and the communities directly adjacent to the beaches are thriving. Residents are paying taxes on their homes and visitors are paying taxes on their trip to these beaches and the local businesses, who are also paying income taxes. If the beaches eroded away much of the beach economy woudn't exist and less tax dollars would be brought in. So, to an extent, beach nourishment pays for itself. As far as how much, I don't know.
Wow, you could pretty much wipe out Homelessness with $10 Billion if you give the Money to the right Folks. The People that actually work with the Homeless.
Do we stop trying to put out fires because it cost too much?
This shouldn’t be this hard to calculate. The guy at the end obviously has no idea what he’s talking about. There’s really no such thing as private property. If you don’t believe me stop paying your property taxes for two years… you will find out exactly who owns your property.
Now. How much income does that property generate over a year? Is that number bigger than the cost to keep it out of the ocean? I don’t know but that’s how you get the answer. I can tell you what I do know… pouring money into slums has failed rate of about 100%
More welfare for the rich.
No.
Yes. The people who come to spend money more than makes up than what is spent on repair. Next. Dont believe me? Stop maintenance on the beaches and let the beachgoers go somewhere else like Mexico to have fun.
NO!
100 dump trucks an hour is absurd that only shows how stupid these reporters are no one can deliver 100 trucks per hour anywhere
No, let’s send $ 150+ billion to Ukraine to protect Ukraine’s borders.
NO
YES
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STOP No No No
I’m in Fort Lauderdale and I’m guessing here, but 10 years ago the city/county did a beach refurbishment, complete, county line to county line.
I remember the costs ( please google it) being like $20 million. Half was agreeded upon local tax money and the rest was federal grants or something.
Took 7 to 8 months. LOW impact, well thought out like a military drill 👍
Made a HUGE improvement and I bet we gained 75/100 feet, most still there today.
Also, we are completely tourist driven here. No beach no money no wife no kids no house no car no dog, never mind, sorry. To us it’s also necessary for lack of a better word.
If all you owned was my opinion and a nickel, your net worth would be about 5 cents.
i mean… the alternative would be to just have no beaches. lol. pick what ya want
No! We should spend money on stupid wars, government handouts, and grift instead of living in splendor with beautiful everything.
Well, Ukraine alone gets zillions, so why not throw some of that monopoly around over here?
Yes, quit spending our money over seas.
No unless it's a nursery for Sea Turtles 🐢
No except for Sea Turtles 🐢
No
No.
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