 why do we keep paying for rebuilding in disasterprone areas   we ll rebuild that s what we hear after every natural disaster the images of the destruction are terrible and we all feel the heartbreak of the people who have lost everything the devastation is enormous and the costs for reconstruction are astronomical yet in some areas where these disasters occur on a relatively regular basis one must ask why all of us are paying these costs with taxpayer dollars over and over again is there a point at which it should become the responsiblity of the individual to take more responsiblity for the risk read more  wwwamericanthinkercom blog 201211 whydowekeeppayingforrebuildingindisasterproneareas 