Cigar11
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Thu Dec-08-11 07:30 AM
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| 27. This is EXCATLY what you値l have with Republican Leadership! |
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Every Man, Woman and Child for themselves ...
You can fight their Wars; but don't look for any respect.
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| -Firefighters let home burn over $75 fee -- again |
Lars77 |
Dec-08-11 02:20 AM |
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So they just went there and hoping of being paid on the spot? /nt |
jakeXT |
Dec-08-11 02:27 AM |
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They were probably there in case anyone was hurt. |
Edweird |
Dec-08-11 02:41 AM |
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Or the fire spread to houses that had paid their bill... |
GOTV |
Dec-08-11 08:02 AM |
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If this is like a previous case I read about, paying on the spot is not an option. |
Lasher |
Dec-08-11 02:59 AM |
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Protecting the people who *did* care from the idiots who just wanted things for free. |
Nihil |
Dec-08-11 04:48 AM |
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Either you're on the wrong forum or you forgot your sarcasm tags. |
ET Awful |
Dec-08-11 05:59 AM |
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indeed |
spooked911 |
Dec-08-11 07:39 AM |
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Yes, they might not have the money but I'm curious if they voted ... |
GOTV |
Dec-08-11 08:07 AM |
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That had nothing to do with this. |
PavePusher |
Dec-08-11 10:19 AM |
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The disconnect was I din't realize they had previously been getting fire service for free ... |
GOTV |
Dec-09-11 01:44 PM |
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I don't know about this person, but the last time this was discussed here... |
TheMadMonk |
Dec-08-11 08:22 AM |
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I see, so because someone else in the county voted that the poor should have to pay this fee |
ET Awful |
Dec-08-11 08:29 AM |
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Democracy sucks, huh? |
jeff47 |
Dec-08-11 08:44 AM |
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I see, so everything should be subject to the will of the majority . . . |
ET Awful |
Dec-08-11 09:46 AM |
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So where does the fault lie then? |
jeff47 |
Dec-08-11 10:11 AM |
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The tyranny of the majority overrides the safety of the poor. |
LanternWaste |
Dec-08-11 11:00 AM |
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There is no fundamental right to firefighting |
jeff47 |
Dec-08-11 11:40 AM |
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Actually IIRC the first person was a self declared Libertarian and... |
TheMadMonk |
Dec-08-11 06:24 PM |
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Trust me - in small towns there is no way this would remain confidential! |
hedgehog |
Dec-08-11 10:45 AM |
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Putting out the fire might be the right thing to do, |
JoeyT |
Dec-08-11 11:44 AM |
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No you obviously don't understand. Because the citizens of that county... |
TheMadMonk |
Dec-08-11 06:19 PM |
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Yeah, what the hell, Nihil. Those who can't afford to live should just die? |
Cyrano |
Dec-08-11 06:56 AM |
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many towns and communities DO demand such things |
Tansy_Gold |
Dec-08-11 12:46 PM |
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If it's the same place as last time. The county would not provide... |
TheMadMonk |
Dec-08-11 06:03 PM |
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Class warfare much? Bring it on. -nt |
scentopine |
Dec-08-11 07:54 AM |
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Watching someone's trailer burn down because they can't afford $75 sucks. |
No Elephants |
Dec-08-11 08:59 AM |
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I do not want to live in such a society |
Harmony Blue |
Dec-08-11 12:38 PM |
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Dp. |
Harmony Blue |
Dec-08-11 12:38 PM |
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Some people see them as 'idiots', while others see them as 'poor'. |
LanternWaste |
Dec-08-11 10:58 AM |
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I agree with you. It's like car insurance. If you don't pay, you don't get covered. |
Devil_Fish |
Dec-08-11 11:34 PM |
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that seems wrong and unnecessarily cruel-- this is just fucked up |
spooked911 |
Dec-08-11 06:02 AM |
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In this kind of system you can't except an on the spot fee or everyone would wait ... |
GOTV |
Dec-08-11 08:09 AM |
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Yes, that's true. The problem is this quasi-privatized system. |
Lasher |
Dec-08-11 12:29 PM |
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"gotten more out>? how bout paid their fair share for fire service. priorities I guess nt |
msongs |
Dec-08-11 02:29 AM |
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Better Yet |
chrisau214 |
Dec-08-11 02:48 AM |
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That locality has intentionally not included fire service on the tax bill |
ProgressiveProfessor |
Dec-08-11 09:28 AM |
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Where are the limits of the community they should be morally obligated to serve? |
Fair Witness |
Dec-08-11 03:28 PM |
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why live in a society |
pezDispenser |
Dec-08-11 06:00 AM |
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You'd be surprised what trailers cost these days |
jmowreader |
Dec-08-11 09:46 PM |
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See? This is why you can't have nice things. Or any things. |
No Elephants |
Dec-08-11 02:41 AM |
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A little bit of history repeating... |
Behind the Aegis |
Dec-08-11 02:45 AM |
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If there is one thing I have learned from history, it is that we do not learn from it. |
Lasher |
Dec-08-11 03:01 AM |
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Name removed |
Dec-08-11 06:57 AM |
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By "Final Solution" |
JoDog |
Dec-08-11 08:07 AM |
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How shameful and disgraceful. |
gtar100 |
Dec-08-11 02:55 AM |
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The Country's gone so crazy, so fast, it all had to have been planned for quite some time now: |
blkmusclmachine |
Dec-08-11 03:59 AM |
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If this is what the republicans idea for a future of "smaller" government is I'll pass. |
cstanleytech |
Dec-08-11 04:57 AM |
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It is indeed the Republion idea of the future |
SpiralHawk |
Dec-08-11 05:53 AM |
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Agreed |
Harmony Blue |
Dec-08-11 12:39 PM |
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Think back farther |
jmowreader |
Dec-08-11 09:50 PM |
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There's something very wrong about this. Is this what |
spicegal |
Dec-08-11 05:01 AM |
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City fire department. county resident outside city limits. |
hobbit709 |
Dec-08-11 05:14 AM |
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What sort of country is this, that a FEE must be paid to a fire department???? |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Dec-08-11 06:44 AM |
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This is what our country would be like if the Tea Party had their way |
LynneSin |
Dec-08-11 07:27 AM |
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The world would SUCK TOTALLY if right wingnuts ran it. No doubt about it nt |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Dec-08-11 01:21 PM |
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Yes, you pay a fee. Inside the city limits, it's called "taxes". |
PavePusher |
Dec-08-11 07:53 AM |
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That's pretty damned horrible that fees are taken for putting out fires. That means that a POOR |
Sarah Ibarruri |
Dec-08-11 01:23 PM |
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The cost of sending equipment to put out a poor person's house |
Dreamer Tatum |
Dec-09-11 02:46 PM |
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Ridiculous but not surprising..... |
Swede Atlanta |
Dec-08-11 06:54 AM |
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Chances are the people have no insurance, either |
suninvited |
Dec-08-11 07:03 AM |
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In Amerika, if you don't have money, you're worthless |
JJW |
Dec-08-11 07:11 AM |
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+10000 |
stockholmer |
Dec-08-11 11:09 AM |
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In "Amerika," people don't value their homes at more than $75. |
Dreamer Tatum |
Dec-09-11 02:45 PM |
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I'm on the fence on this one |
LynneSin |
Dec-08-11 07:27 AM |
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ok, but if they can't afford the $75 fee, what makes you think they will pay |
Scout |
Dec-08-11 07:58 AM |
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Like I said, I'm on the Fence |
LynneSin |
Dec-08-11 08:32 AM |
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I think your solution was already tried, and failed. |
Jim Lane |
Dec-08-11 01:09 PM |
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I think you have some solid points that need to be addressed in this kind of system |
LynneSin |
Dec-08-11 02:30 PM |
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I agree with you about the Tea Party, of course. |
Jim Lane |
Dec-08-11 05:02 PM |
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This is EXCATLY what you値l have with Republican Leadership! |
Cigar11 |
Dec-08-11 07:30 AM |
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I reluctantly checked a certain Repuke site that will remain nameless |
DaveJ |
Dec-08-11 07:55 AM |
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A lot of people on here love this idea too apparently. |
Lars77 |
Dec-08-11 11:22 AM |
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There is nothing to be on the fence about... |
scentopine |
Dec-08-11 08:27 AM |
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This is what Democracy looks like |
Freddie Stubbs |
Dec-08-11 10:27 AM |
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This is what 3rd world living looks like -nt |
scentopine |
Dec-08-11 06:58 PM |
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My judgemental post. |
ieoeja |
Dec-08-11 10:55 AM |
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Extortion. n/t |
geomon666 |
Dec-08-11 12:39 PM |
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Nope. nt |
Dreamer Tatum |
Dec-09-11 02:45 PM |
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gotta break a few eggs to make an omelette... |
ileus |
Dec-08-11 02:12 PM |
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Well their republican constituents wanted government to work like private biz, |
Lionessa |
Dec-09-11 02:04 AM |
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