02-21-2021, 03:14 PM
pdq wrote:
It reminds me of when they made fire department coverage optional in rural Tennessee and some people said, yeah! Lower taxes! Stick it to the man!
...and then they had a fire and the fire trucks showed up, just to protect the houses next door who had paid the few bucks to the fire department...and the guy whose house was on fire was running around saying I’ll pay! I’ll pay!
...and the fire guys were like, yeah, it doesn’t work like that. Welcome to the “free market”, bub.
Penny wise, pound foolish.
Thanks for the link, I had not seen that story. This is why some taxes are obligatory.