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On April 23, 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. The result was keep (no consensus). See Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Downsize DC Foundation for a record of the discussion. Mindspillage (spill yours?) 21:12, 6 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]


This was added by an anonymous editor with no track record; it needs to be carefully vetted:

Is there any record of such an initiative, so very soon before Hurricane Katrina? -Wetman 03:16, 30 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Hello

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That was edited by me.

Yes, DownsizeDC does have an initiative to repeal the Federal Flood Insurance.

No, it wasn't soon "before" Hurricane Katrina. The Federal Flood insurance was passed in the '70s, and has since then increased the likelihood of death by flooding. DownsizeDC put this on their website after Katrina, not before.

Before the Federal Flood insurance, contractors would rarely build on flood-prone land, because they knew that buyers would be unlikely to want it. However, since the passing of Federal Flood insurance, contractors no longer have that fear because people can get flood insurance directly from Uncle Sam. The government doesn't have nearly the same accountability that corporations have. So, people started buying these otherwise-unsafe houses.

Federal Flood Insurance should be repealed.

Allixpeeke

Downsizer Dispatch

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Is this group responsible for the email I see in my junk mail folder labeled Downsizer Dispatch? Mathiastck 19:42, 26 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

This organization is the organization that sends out the Downsizer Dispatch, yes. Why it's appearing in your junk-mail, I know not. If you're using Yahoo, all you need to do is click the "not spam" button. If you did not mean to sign up for the Downsizer Dispatch, then you can simply and easily unsubscribe by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email.
Allixpeeke 06:28, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Removed material

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I removed the following from the article becasue Wikipedia is not a directory or an indiscriminate collector of information and because none of the material was based on a reliable source. In addition, Wikipedia articles are not supposed to consist primarily of bulleted lists.

DownsizeDC.org has supported

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DownsizeDC.org has opposed:

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Archived sites

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These pages were previously associated with Jim Babka or Downsize DC, but have since been archived.

Neutrality

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Almost all of the information on this article comes directly from DownsizeDCs website. The article doesn't seem neutral at all, especially when calling legislation that grows government "bad". --Brandon (TehBrandon) (talk) 21:19, 2 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

NPOV is the least of this article's problems. This is a vanity article of a non-notable organization (not one secondary sourse) created merely for publicity and should be deleted in its entirety. 70.131.144.130 (talk) 09:30, 18 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]