“Look, there are only so many firefighters and lots of emergencies: let’s let The Market decide. Highest bidder gets rescued.”—Libertarians
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Common now, so many logical fallacies in one statement.
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*waits for the list with bated breath* :)
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We can somehow pay our cell phone bills month to month, but somehow can't sort out a deal with a firehouse? Seems odd.
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Oh, we did try it. Lots of houses burned down in the early days of US settlement because firehouses were private. Been there.
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yes, but that also assumes that when gov is in control, things will work out fine. Also not true. People are flawed, selfish, greedy.
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@profTechie the first UK firefighters were paid per fire put out. They were moved to salary when found to cause fires.
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Benjamin Franklin was an early entrepreneur to this market: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_insurance_mark#American_fire_marks … - but noone beats Crassus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_firefighting#Rome …
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also, I love how you conveniently ignored the reply stating its an increased risk the driver.
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