12-04-2014, 12:43 PM
quote:Comparing the Kohala district with Puna is a bit of a stretch, don't you think.
Originally posted by JohnDW
Okay, look, every business hedges their bet, it's the way business in done. My wife and I built our house using a business model. The bank liked the way we do business and backed us; as did the insurance companies. Just like the big hotels in Kona insure, we insure. Just like the school district insures, the retail stores, and frankly, anyone who operates in this modern business environment insures, we do the same. This entire island is one big volcano; any one of the cones could go off without warning. If the Four Seasons, or the Hilton or any of the other tourist resorts couldn't insure they wouldn't build. If Kona didn't have tourist resorts we wouldn't have much of an economy. Like it or not, insurance companies are the cornerstone of modern economy. You can chose to play the game or not, the decision's yours to make.
Your analogy of life being a crap shoot may fit your lifestyle, but mine is more like a horse race. I read the racing forms, talk to the jockeys, and place my bets: win, place, show. You see, I like going to the track so much that I make sure I have something left in my pocket after a bad day, so I can come back and try my luck again.
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I don't know where you got the idea that I think life is a crap shoot, but, to borrow a phrase, you just crapped out. My only position is that you are responsible for your decisions, good or bad.
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