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when you take into consideration, the initial cost plus the cost to run the thing in a crisis, you can pay for a hell of a lot of hotel rooms.

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If you could be guaranteed availability of a hotel room that would be a valid point, but you can't. Also there is the consideration of the cost of stored food that may be lost, and potential damage to a house and contents from high temperature and humidity.