The great Scott Adams took to X to ask some important and relevant questions about what will happen to California post-fire recovery in response to an apocalyptic image of a devastated landscape.
ELON: IT WILL TAKE YEARS TO REBUILD LA
He said that people in LA hit by the devastating fires will realize how much local government bureaucracy works against them when they try to rebuild their homes:
“The real red pill will come when people try to get permits to rebuild their… pic.twitter.com/lZC3hKi3tm
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 10, 2025
Adams asks, “I need a fact-check on my current assumptions about rebuilding after the fire,” and shared the following concerns California homeowners will face in their efforts to rebuild:
1. It can take years to get anything approved in normal times in California. The backlog from the fire could push it out a decade.
2. The cost of building a custom home in California is roughly double the market value of the home when done.
3. The new home will get a property tax step-up to become unaffordable for anyone who owned the original home for a decade or more.
4. The fire risk will return once everything regrows, and insurance companies will not come back. Here I assume continued state incompetence.
5. There are not enough qualified builders to rebuild.
6. Owners would be rebuilding in the midst of unchecked and growing crime.
I need a fact-check on my current assumptions about rebuilding after the fire:
1. It can take years to get anything approved in normal times in California. The backlog from the fire could push it out a decade.
2. The cost of building a custom home in California is roughly… https://t.co/BGGA326143
— Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) January 10, 2025
You can follow Scott on X and listen to his show on Rumble.
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