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Actually, it is a fee for services rendered. I'm OK with this. The locals are paying this fee for services as well, they just don't know it. There's nothing wrong with making sure that visitors also pay that same fee when they use the services.

Trouble is, what this does is put huge incentives for local revenuers (called Police in other areas) to call out fire and EMS for every little fender bender whether it is needed or not.

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Since speed traps get called out and are even warned about on some GPS programs it is only natural that the local banana republics try something.

Of course the real result is the fact that now everyone everywhere gets screwed. This discourages freedom of movement.

I think you are right. Imagine for ANY stop if a city now requires a drug sniff dog. You get charged for that.

It will be the joke for the bank fees on bank fees.