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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 16 Sep 2017

    After Irma, Florida homeowners find hurricane building codes were worth ithttp://on.wsj.com/2fq6qHc 

    4:20 AM - 16 Sep 2017
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      1. Jonathan Koomey‏ @jgkoomey 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @ClimateOfGavin

        Government regulations are useful and necessary in many areas.

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      1. VOTE NOVEMBER 6‏ @WendyJoGraham 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        ya talking about those pesky Govt regulations that @realDonaldTrump wants to eliminate?

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      1. Therrsa Smalley‏ @TherrsaSmalley 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        Regulators work! Yet 45 wants to cut "red tape" to help big corporations make even more money!

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      2. MrsDSF‏ @MrsDSF 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        AS LONG AS REPUBLICANS ARE IN POWER, TEXAS WILL NEVER KNOW THE DIFFERENCE STRICT BUILDING CODES & FLOOD PLAIN INFRASTRUCTRE PLANS CAN MAKE.

        1 reply 4 retweets 12 likes
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      1. aspirational12‏ @aspirational12 17 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Oh...but when Obama tried to enforce them, they were complaining and voted for Trump who promised to remove the restrictions...LOL

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      1. Kkh3grls 🇺🇸‏ @Kkh3grls 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        Because hey science and regulations are good for something -amirite

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      1. Overlady‏ @Aitch_El 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        Red tape. Huh. 🤔

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      1. KP friendofthepod‏ @kpfriendofpod 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        Hmm, maybe regulations aren't total BS @realDonaldTrump ????

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      1. VOTE BLUE NOVEMBER 6TH‏ @MADemocracy 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @maggieNYT

        Regulations work

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      1. 西北大学‏ @jztz2015 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        @chinascio #XiJinping #Fanya opening ceremony hosted by the Yunnan government! Fraud citizens 43 billion yuan!pic.twitter.com/VCUZwTOkF5

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      2. Ceder Hill Cantata‏ @Cederhill 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        This to me is like saying water is wet. Of course and obviously they would fare better.

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      3. ImpeachmentIsComing‏ @Veterans_Resist 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Cederhill @WSJ

        That's not the point of this. Republicans in Florida were trying to abolish building codes entirely.

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      2. KG‏ @kgnumerouno 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        As a Floridian who went through the eye wall, you're damn right they're worth it. My house took a hit from a cat 3 storm

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      2. Lee Rosenfeldt‏ @LRosenfeldt 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        No.....that would mean regulation works.....

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      4. Lee Rosenfeldt‏ @LRosenfeldt 16 Sep 2017
        Replying to @aasteviea @WSJ

        And building codes are not a form of regulation?

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