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martha: a question that comes up a lot when we see these, do you ever wonder why some people who are vulnerable to hurricanes build their homes so close to the water? one loan that one reason that is being put out there is the federal government does offer insurance at cut rates for those who live right next to the ocean. now it could be the taxpayers who get soaked in this deal over and over, william skwraoepbz la jeunesse is reporting live. reporter: 6 million americans buy their flood insurance from the federal government. about 75% of them are under charged by law the rates are frozen most at 1974 levels. that is one reason the program is in debt. losses from hurricane s rita and katrina is another reason. a third reason something called repetitive loss properties. those are homes that are repeatedly lost and rebuilt at
and then reinsured, listen to this number, only 1 percent of insured homes or so-called repetitive loss properties, they account for 40 percent of the claims. which states are worst leading the pack? louisiana, $2.5 billion in repetitive losses, followed by texas, $1.5 billion, florida, more than a billion. then mississippi and new jersey, more than $500 million. according to the national wildlife foundation, one in ten repetitive loss homes have claims that exceed the value of the house. for most properties, premiums probably have to be as twice as high as they are today to help the program get anywhere near breaking even. perhaps the thing to do is after if a property has been damaged or destroyed by flood, you know, more than once, you know, perhaps the government ought to say look, you can rebuild there, but you have to do that on your own dime. reporter: so how much