Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes
Insurance 'nightmare' unfolds for Florida homeowners after back-to-back hurricanes
Many victims facing catastrophic losses due to water damage “are just walking away.”
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kata1yst @sh.itjust.works Insurance companies in the US have become a Ponzai scam instead of a service.
61 11 Replyjustsomeguy @lemmy.world is that a meme or did you accidentally butcher the term "ponzi scheme" which is something entirely different? not saying insurances aren't often a scam. just a different kind.
34 3 Replykata1yst @sh.itjust.works I modified it slightly to suit the situation.
Why do you not think a Ponzai scheme fits?
5 14 ReplyScipitie @lemmy.dbzer0.com Because a Ponzi scheme revolves around paying past people with fresh money without using it as promised at all.
Insurances (when fraudulent) collect money but don't pay out anyone unless forced by lawsuits. Ponzi schemes are s vers specific financial tactic.
30 0 Replykata1yst @sh.itjust.works I guess I see enough parallels to call it "close enough", but I guess that's a matter of perspective.
7 19 Replysolsangraal @lemmy.zip meanwhile the people taking your money and giving you nothing in return are laughing at the fact that people are spending time debating "what kind of scam" it is
11 1 Replyorcrist @lemm.ee It's not a matter of perspective. You used the wrong term. No big deal, we've all done it, and now you know.
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boydster @sh.itjust.works I don't understand the pun you are going for here
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Sauerkraut @discuss.tchncs.de Capitalism itself has become a giant ponzai scam. Slight exaggeration ofc, but it is more true than false.
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