Katrina: More Greedy Bastards
As long as there's people that think they're deserved everything, there will be greedy bastards who want to take more money from someone, anyone, who earned it for themselves. And no, they don't want to lift a finger for it, and yes, they're more than willing to use sympathy as an excuse to take more and more.
Fox News is reporting on some alleged "insurance delays" in handouts payouts for damage from hurricane Katrina. A few of the examples show that apparently the news reporter and the greedy scum-suckers "victims" are both victims of the type of economics taught in government schools: I'm owed everything.
Eric Moskau whines because he didn't get over a million dollars in insurance settlements. Of course, he leaves out the idea that Allstate DOESN'T INSURE AGAINST FLOOD DAMAGES.
This greedy bastard also wants more just because he has insurance. You see, he took out a loan for about $600,000 to buy his house. When the insurance paid, he thought HE should get the money and not the bank. In other words, he spent $0 on the house (minus downpayment, if any) and wanted the entire insurance check to go in his pocket.
Another greedy bastard, Pascal Warner, did even better but still wants more! His insurance payouts paid off all his mortgage debts AND left him with $21,000! I'd be ecstatic that I came out ahead! But no, he whines and complains he only has enough for supplies and not labor.
What these greedy bastards want is for the insurance company to completely pay off their debts AND rebuild their houses! They're not just asking for the value of the house, they want TWICE the value of the house -- one time to pay the debt and one time to build them a brand new house -- which they'd own debt-free.
Sorry, greedy bastards, that's not how capitalism works. But keep whining and complaining to the press -- if the right politician hears you, they'll take a pile of my money to give to you to buy your vote. Gee, I almost wish a hurricane would hit my house so I can win the lottery, too.
(Linked to Right on the Right)
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If my home was destroyed by a tornado... (We don't have hurricanes here in northern Illinois) All I'd want my insurance to do is up hold the policy. Rebuild the house or pay the value of it... which ever is cheaper. If that means they pay most of it to the bank and what's left to me... Fine. I just don't want to come out of it in serious debt.
Posted by: Contagion at June 13, 2006 02:34 AM (aGJp4)
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And that's NOT what the greedy bastards want.
Posted by: Ogre at June 13, 2006 09:37 AM (acZAM)
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Of course, if they all got what they want, insurance premiums, assuming the insurers weren't bankrupt and out of business by then, would necessarily have to be increased in order to perpetuate the insurance firms' existences, and then these greedy mental children would complain about that as well.
A most unfortunate (I'm restraining myself here) bi-product of the liberal movement is that it has severely depleted our nation's "self-sufficiency" index, creating an entire sub-society of wretched creatures who feel that they are ENTITLED to having the government and corporate America share the inalienable responsibility of being their "sugar daddies".
Posted by: Seth at June 13, 2006 10:36 AM (DSGqM)
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Yes, "self-sufficiency" has become an anachronism to way too many (any more than 1 is too many).
And don't forget -- those premiums will go up for you and me, not just for the greedy bastards who want to take advantage of anyone!
Posted by: Ogre at June 13, 2006 11:44 AM (/k+l4)
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My husband is Eric Moskau, the so called greedy bastard that you are commenting about...you seem to speak out of your fat ass instead of knowing any facts...we did not want to get a house for free, we want the compensation that is due, the second floor was not destroyed by the flood, the roof was destroyed by the winds and the hellicoptors flying over it thousands of times, the second floor, if you would like to go see our home, was destroyed by wind, go see for your self...it's funny how things go around...I'm sure one day you will get royally screwed over and complain about it, and the rest of us, including the angels in heaven, can have a good laugh over your misfortune...
Posted by: Sonya at July 14, 2006 10:23 PM (bUWh3)
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If the claim is as outlined, what you want is the house for free. Here's how it works, with obviously hypothetical numbers, rounded off for illustrations.
You paid $10,000 for a house that cost $600,000. You then bought $1.2 million in insurance to cover against theft, fire, and other such acts.
Then a storm came and did some damage. The agreement between you and the insurance company said something like "no damages will be paid for flood or water damage." But for some reason, you think you should get $1.2 million in cash for a $600,000 house that you paid $10,000 for.
I'm sorry, but you're going to have a hard time convincing me that you're not being greedy.
Posted by: Ogre at July 14, 2006 10:43 PM (o2crh)
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