Question: Why should the government provide mitigation assistance (from the tax dollars we all pay) to communities to reduce exposure to hazards when people choose to live in these locations? Consider those who live on beachfronts subject to storm surge, along coastal bluffs subject to landslides, near rivers that flood, or in mountain forests subject to wildfires, etc. (Use one or two paragraphs for this general discussion.)

Are there political arguments for or against federal or state involvement in mitigation? Make an argument for involvement (pro-mitigation) in one paragraph and an argument against involvement (anti-mitigation) in another paragraph.