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Exactly. The answer is moral hazard. As long as it's possible to keep Miami dry, post-Katrina New Orleans basically guarantees that Miami and similar will see a massive influx of money to rebuild. Once these properties are physically/financially underwater, the corporate bailouts effectively guarantee that they'll be made whole-enough. Meanwhile, they get to make money off of the buildings.



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