[Cultural Jihad]

And it also sounds like it's just too bad that there wasn't a private fire company that the person could call, ...

"I'm sorry, sir, could you repeat that credit card number and expiration date again? And for verification purposes, please state the billing zipcode and the last four digits of your social security number."

[coloradan]

It works for car insurance, burglar alarm company, banker, your AAA towing company and your cell phone company. At least it works for mine. Do you get all of these services from government too?

Compare that kind of service to that received from social services, getting a driver's license, or going to court. (Sorry, docket's full for two years.)