That's one reason I advocate better accountability before shouting "raise taxes on rich." Want to see another example? Number of fires being reported is nearly

That's one reason I advocate better accountability before shouting "raise taxes on rich." Want to see another example? Number of fires being reported is nearly 1/3rd of what was in 1970s. And yet the number of firefighters on payroll has only gone up [1]. Yes, firefighters do respond to medical emergencies but most of the times it's redundant. "Some people — including Tabarrok and other libertarian economists — think that dispatching huge trucks loaded with firefighters to respond to every medical call made to 911 is not an ideal situation. 'Typically, they'll get there a minute or two before an ambulance does, and in some cases they start treatment,' Tabarrok says. 'In my view, it's mostly redundant. Other people will say that getting there earlier can save a life, but most of the time it has no bearing whatsoever.'" [1]: https://www.vox.com/2014/10/30/7079547/fire-firefighter-decline-medical https://www.vox.com/2014/10/30/7079547/fire-firefighter-decl...