Re: Chumponomics was: Firefighters did the Christian thing in letting houseburn to the ground

On Fri, 8 Oct 2010, The Voice Of Objective Truth wrote:
> Now, back to fires, according to some program on the History channel 
> years ago, the insurance racket is actually why fire departments were 
> made public in the first place.  At one point there were competing 
> private fire departments, only putting out fires for their customers and 
> supposedly starting fires for customers of competitors.  Stories like 
> that and this recent incident enforce my view that it should be a 
> mandatory public service.

I agree.  And I would like to reiterate that I am actually *in favour of* 
a public fire department that is set up for "the common good" and 
supported by taxes etc -- just as I am in favour of the hospital down the 
road from my place which has let me make several visits over the past few 
years (for me and/or my kids) without once giving us a bill.

But if such a system does not yet exist, then I'm not going to pooh-pooh 
anyone who abides by the existing system.  You change the rules *before* 
you play the game, not *after* you play it, is my basic stance here.

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