02-21-2021, 03:40 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.
“South Fulton's mayor said that the fire department can't let homeowners pay the fee on the spot, because the only people who would pay would be those whose homes are on fire.”
Modern conservatism at work.
My step father in law doesn’t insure his properties. “Just don’t start a fire” is his motto. When he went to get insurance for the house next door to where he lives, they turned him down as owning condemned buildings. And so now they rent it to a friend who doesn’t care about insurance.