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8th December 2011, 17:32
Firefighters in Tennessee watched a home burn to the ground this week because the owners hadnt paid a $75 annual fire protection subscription fee, MSNBC reports.
Firefighters responded when the home in Obion County, Tenn., caught fire, but didnt extinguish it because the fee that the nearby town of South Fulton collects hadnt been paid. Last year, another home which also contained three dogs and a cat in Obion County also burned to the ground for the same reason.
The South Fulton mayor, David Crocker, said the city makes no exceptions. Theres no way to go to every fire and be able to keep up the manpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department, he said, according to MSNBC. Crocker also noted that firefighters will help people in danger, whether they have paid or not.
Nearby Blount County, Tenn., also has a subscription service, but the fire chief says the same situation wouldnt happen there, according to The Daily Times. Blount County charges a $100 annual fee, but nonsubscribers can pay $2,200 for the first two hours firefighters respond to a scene, and $1,100 for each additional hour.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/12/07/no-fire-fee-let-your-house-burn/
Because firefighters for everyone is socialism.
Firefighters responded when the home in Obion County, Tenn., caught fire, but didnt extinguish it because the fee that the nearby town of South Fulton collects hadnt been paid. Last year, another home which also contained three dogs and a cat in Obion County also burned to the ground for the same reason.
The South Fulton mayor, David Crocker, said the city makes no exceptions. Theres no way to go to every fire and be able to keep up the manpower, the equipment, and just the funding for the fire department, he said, according to MSNBC. Crocker also noted that firefighters will help people in danger, whether they have paid or not.
Nearby Blount County, Tenn., also has a subscription service, but the fire chief says the same situation wouldnt happen there, according to The Daily Times. Blount County charges a $100 annual fee, but nonsubscribers can pay $2,200 for the first two hours firefighters respond to a scene, and $1,100 for each additional hour.
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2011/12/07/no-fire-fee-let-your-house-burn/
Because firefighters for everyone is socialism.