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> There are parts of the U.S. that do this already. Ambulance rides are already subsidized by taxpayers in most places, thanks to public funding for fire depart
by js2 3mo ago
> There are parts of the U.S. that do this already. Ambulance rides are already subsidized by taxpayers in most places, thanks to public funding for fire departments; and a growing number of places have taken this further.
Indeed, in my county that's the case along with a $60/year subscription program to indemnify yourself against further costs:
https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/emergency-medical-services-ems https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/emergency-medica...
- dqv 3mo agoFinding out about this program was such a relief. I haven't worried about the prospect of having to call 911 since signing up.