[Fishguy1]

So why continue to subsidize a bad idea? Building on the oceanfront is just stupid. The beaches here ebbed and flowed for eons and then we come along and think we can stop it so some rich a**hole can walk out his back door and enjoy the view. Most of the beachfront houses in Deal are not year round residences. Think about that. A multi-million dollar beachfront house that is just another property to the wealthy then they have the nerve to ask for federal and state tax dollars (which make up the majority of the funds for the project) when the INEVITABLE happens. Then they have the unmitigated audacity to tell regular folks they can't access the beach we all paid for. It's absurd.I say there should be a buy out, which in the long term would be cheaper than the rinse-repeat cycle of rebuilding/replenishing. Bulldoze it all, let nature take it's course. If you choose to say you're on your own. No FEMA money. Get your own insurance. "But the insurance would be astronomical!" YES BECAUSE IT SHOULD BE! The insurance companies know how risky it is to live there and they RELY on the knowledge that US taxpayers will step in and mitigate all losses when the INEVITABLE happens again. This is the business model of our times, guys. This is welfare for the rich.