Posted on 08/06/2002 7:13:12 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
How about providing a bit of evidence to support your assertions? You're the first person I've ever heard asserting the primary reason for forest fires is to make work for our firefighters.
Please stay on track, too. Yellowstone was a fiasco, but arson?
As you're relatively new to FreeRepublic (7/25/02 - unless you're a disruptor), I think you'll find this to be a different, and better, discussion site than the others that you may have frequented. However, you need to come to the table with more than 'my comments are true'.
A more common cause is women who've had fights with their boyfriends.
"With all due respects for the great Farrah, I believe that the cause for the great fires is the fact that the government offers firefighters great salaries to fight the fires in areas where employment is not as readily available and renumerative."
You're partly right. But you've fallen into the old "either or" hole. A lot of different things have contributed to this out of control fire situation. This seemed to be the case with one man in Arizona and then a few nutty forest service people in others. The So. Oregon fires, so far as we know were started with lightening and the firefighters are brought in, the unemployed locals are not working at fire fighting.
"The government tempts local individuals to start the fires, since they are assured of plenty of good money from Uncle Sam for putting it out."
The government "tempts"....an arsonist is a criminal and doesn't need temptation. The government is responsible for much of this, but temptation isn't one of their sins...except for tempting the attorneys for the envirofreaks to line their pockets because of the faulty law known as the ESA.
"This is another example of the self destructive effects of government programs."
Yes, it is. It's also the fault of out of control groups calling themselves Environmentalists to make a BUNCH of money, that WE provide. And a bunch of activists judges on the 9th circuit. There's plenty of blame to go around.
Regards, B.
"It reminds me of the old story of the atheist taking a walk through the woods, admiring all the natural majesty.
"What beautiful trees!" he exclaims. "What powerful rivers and streams! What interesting animals!"
Just then he hears a rustling in the bushes and sees a giant bear charge toward him.
The atheist runs as fast as he can, but the bear is gaining on him. His heart is racing as he runs. He looks over his shoulder to see the bear is only a few feet behind. As he turns, he trips over a branch and falls to the ground. He looks up to see the bear right on top of him with a paw raised ready to strike a deadly blow.
"Oh God!" cries the atheist.
At that instant, time stops. The bear freezes. The forest is silent. Even the river stops running.
The atheist hears a voice coming from heaven: "You deny my existence for all these years, teach others I don't exist and credit creation to a cosmic accident. Yet, now you call on me for help? Am I to count you as a believer?"
The atheist says: "No, it would be hypocritical of me to suddenly ask you to treat me as a believer. But perhaps you could make the bear a believer?"
"Very well," says the voice.
In an instant, the sounds of the forest are back, the river is running again. The bear sits down. Putting both paws together, he bows his head and says: "Lord, for this food which I am about to receive, may I be truly thankful. Amen."
Yes, by our very own Carry_Okie who is at this very moment on a book tour explaining how the useful fools of the environmental movement are supporting the exact opposite of what they think.
His book: Natural Process
We're in Vancouver, WA, right now, heading to Lincoln City, OR. Mr. Inspectorette and I are totally in love with the beautiful Pacific Northwest, wish we had more vacation time from work to come up here.
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