Firefighters let house burn down over $75

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Kasz216 said:

superchunk said:

Mr Puggsly said:

kitler53 said:

the $75 should have been a mandatory tax.

I'm not savvy about laws. But I think it would be illegal to make it a mandatory tax.

All taxes are mandatory. I have to pay my state and local taxes as well as federal. I can't decide to opt out.

Not all taxes.  Some states and countries run on a subscription fee rather then a tax.  Like this fire department i'd guess.

you said i think making it mandatory  would be illegal and your question was answered by Kitler53. No it wouldn't it would just move from a user pays / fire insurance scheme or what ever the situation is to a  system where it comes out of your taxes either as a specific levy or from the broader town/ state budget,