Firefighters let house burn down over $75

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Mr Puggsly said:

Wagram said:

Mr Puggsly said:

That was an interesting story. But that guy commenting is a moron.

They didn't let it burn for $75. They let it burn because he didn't pay the tax. The homeowner was greedy. His logic was he'll pay when he actually has a problem. He played the odds so he could save a few bucks and he lost his house. Simple as that.

At most, they should have put out the fire for a super inflated price. Like thousands of dollars.

Still doesn't make it right for them to watch it burn down. The fire dept is just as greedy IMO.

Well I don't live in Tennessee and I don't know the fire department's situation there. Maybe the tax is the only way they can keep it operating. Hence, his fee helps other people as well.

This homeowner did not want to contribute. He was just concerned about his pocket. Its tough to see someone's house burn down, but he could have easily prevented this.

It's not even like the fire department was for the area where the house was located.  My understanding there isn't even a fire department based in that area.  This fire department was from a near-by area and sometimes contracts with home owners in that area.  However, this family refused to contract with the fire department.  Instead, they wanted to steal the government insurance which is a horrible thing to do.