Firefighters let house burn down over $75

[NJ5]

sapphi_snake said:

NJ5 said:

It would be interesting to see the reactions if the neighbor's house had completely burned down as well from the spread of the fire.

Then maybe people would realize that an effective fire department can't be selective in what fires it puts down. You can't have an effective fire department paid with optional taxes.

True, but most people are sadly cheapskates.

Maybe, but I think it reflects even more negatively on the country, which presents itself as civilized but can't guarantee the most basic of services to its citizens. Things like setting up military bases around the world are, in practice, guaranteed by the taxes Americans pay, but such a primary thing as fire protection isn't.

Ponder on that for a while...