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By "disasters like in Tennessee," you're referring to a family that lost their home in a fire due to not paying a business for their fire-fighting services. It
by hellcow 13y ago
By "disasters like in Tennessee," you're referring to a family that lost their home in a fire due to not paying a business for their fire-fighting services.
It's not as if they paid the firefighters, but the firefighters refused to act--if that were the case, there would be a serious civil lawsuit to recoup the cost of the lost home, its sentimental value, and punitive damages.
He didn't pay for fire-fighting. He didn't have enough insurance. And somehow, this is someone else's fault.
- asabjorn 13y agoYes, the family had not paid the insurance. But why does that matter in the context of the blanket claim that private companies can always do at least as good of a job as a government organization with less waste? A city firefighting crew would not refuse to put out this fire so it is an example of a service that was provided at a lower quality in the private market due to market incentives.
- tzs 13y agoThe firefighters in the Tennessee case you cited were city firefighters. There were no private firefighters or private firefighting companies involved.