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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:12 AM Original message |
Poll question: Who should get compensation for Volcanic ash losses? |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
1. good luck trying to get the volcano to pay up |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. beat me to it |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:14 AM Response to Original message |
2. Shit happens. |
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zipplewrath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
3. Insurance |
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RobinA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
29. Exactly |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:06 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. I agree - this is one of those things you buy trip insurance for |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
4. No one. nt |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
5. Me |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:16 AM Response to Original message |
6. Me |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
7. I Think There Should Be Reasonable Compensation |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. By whom? |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:24 AM Response to Reply #11 |
16. Governments |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. So you want to hold taxpayers accountable because people got stuck due to natural disaster |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. Hurricane Katrina |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. It's absurd to compare someone who lost a home to someone who got stranded in Italy for a few days |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
34. No, because you're comparing apples and oranges |
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dmallind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:41 AM Response to Reply #16 |
22. What other things should be compensated then? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Individual stranded passengers assumed a risk and are responsible for their own problems |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:51 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. People Who Live In Earthquake Zones and Near Oceans |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:02 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. That's right, and I keep enough food, water, etc. on hand to survive for several weeks |
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zorahopkins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:08 AM Response to Reply #28 |
32. That Would Make For Some Heavy Carry-On Luggage |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:12 AM Response to Reply #32 |
37. I prepare as well as I can for forseeable disasters |
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Rebubula (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. OK... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. How about the poor folks in Iceland whose homes are covered with solidified ash? |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:20 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. good point. Should have added this group to the poll |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:22 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. We even got some ash here in Denmark |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:07 AM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Is the Danish government going to cover your cleaning costs? |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:41 AM Response to Reply #31 |
43. No damn it! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 12:04 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Those Towelies can smoke a lot of weed |
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Ichingcarpenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:01 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Afghanistan and it's not weed |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:46 AM Response to Reply #8 |
25. They deserve some help, like the people in Haiti, Mexico, and China whose homes have been destroyed |
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Chulanowa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
13. Let the airline companies pay it if they like; it's good CR |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:23 AM Response to Original message |
15. How completely absurd that anyone would expect compensation of |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:29 AM Response to Original message |
17. Let's be fair. |
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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
18. I'm sure the deregulation-loving free-market airline welfare queens will come begging any moment now |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:43 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. seems probable |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
19. The Volcano...it is donating all of that ash to europe and being left an empty caldera...n/t |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:10 AM Response to Reply #19 |
35. Good point - Europe should pay Iceland for that influx of fertile soil |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
21. Only individuals and businesses who bought insurance to cover their losses |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:13 AM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Man I love travelers insurance |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:16 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Sounds good. I've never used it. Most of my trips are 1-2 days with just a laptop case. |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:24 AM Response to Reply #21 |
40. Anybody that travels internationally should invest in a good travelers' insurance policy. The one I |
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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:11 AM Response to Original message |
36. Make Iceland pay - they need to learn to keep their volcano under control |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:36 AM Response to Original message |
41. The RIGHT answer: Wall Street Banks of Course. |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 11:38 AM Response to Original message |
42. No one - that's what insurance is for. Natural disasters are just that. |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-22-10 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
46. This is what trip insurance is for. It's a natural disaster, like a hurricane. |
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