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To: flintsilver7

How are you going to support a fire department when they only get paid to fight a fire when it occurs?
A fire department is an insurance policy, rarely used, but there when you need it.
They need a consistent funding source.
No one will pay if they know that they will only get charged if a fire happens.


76 posted on 12/07/2011 8:51:05 AM PST by kaila
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To: kaila

If the fire department cannot be sustained on a fee-for-service model where it can bring in sufficient revenues to offset its operating expenses, then they, as any other business, should compensate by reducing their operating expenses. I have no idea what you’re advocating for but I have to say it sounds completely incomprehensible.

Let me ask you this.

How are you going to support a doctor’s office when they only get paid to provide medical care when it’s needed?


82 posted on 12/07/2011 8:59:16 AM PST by flintsilver7 (Honest reporting hasn't caught on in the United States.)
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