Here We Go Again...Another House Allowed To Burn

[Via]

B/c we have choice. These people choose not to have any fire coverage.

True, but where are we as a country when we let houses burn to the ground over $75?

WTF are we turning in to?

 

[DaveSimmons]

Good link.

I think there can be an option for the folks to pay once the house is burning to have it put out.

The trailer trash would probably just skip town or declare bankruptcy.

True, but where are we as a country when we let houses burn to the ground over $75?

WTF are we turning in to?

More like 1,000 people all rolling the dice for 10 years instead of all paying their fair share = $750,000. The one with a fire is just the sob story.

It's small government. Forcing them to buy fire fighting services (or health insurance) is librul commie talk!

 

[Via]

The trailer trash would probably just skip town or declare bankruptcy.

So put a lien on the (now NOT burned down) property.

What's so hard about that?

 

[Lifted]

I think there can be an option for the folks to pay once the house is burning to have it put out.

Let's do the math.

If everyone in the county or town of say 10,000 people paid the $75/year, that's $750k to support the fire department. If the fire department responds to 3 fires each year for this same town, each incident would have to be billed at $250k for the same level of services.

Do you really think people living in a mobile home will pay $250k to put out a fire in their $10k home?

 

[Capt Caveman]

True, but where are we as a country when we let houses burn to the ground over $75?

WTF are we turning in to?

You don't seem to understand. These people voted not to have their property taxes fund a fire dept.

The city could decide to not even offer to provide fire coverage these home owners but they do. If they're not willing to pay $75 for fire coverage, that's their choice.

 

[Capt Caveman]

So put a lien on the (now NOT burned down) property.

What's so hard about that?

How? The city/fire dept has no jurisdiction over the property.

 

[jlee]

So put a lien on the (now NOT burned down) property.

What's so hard about that?

A mobile home outside of local fire department coverage is likely going to be a total loss by the time they arrive.

 

[HAL9000]

You don't seem to understand. These people voted not to have their property taxes fund a fire dept.

The city could decide to not even offer to provide fire coverage these home owners but they do. If they're not willing to pay $75 for fire coverage, that's their choice.

The government has failed these people, they should have the right to opt out.. By let's say not phoning the fire department, they should not need to opt in.

 

[Capt Caveman]

LOL, America.

Yep, I'm sure fire coverage is offered to all homes out in the outback. Another dumbass comment by you.

 

[HAL9000]

LOL, America.

 

[Attic]

The trailer trash would probably just skip town or declare bankruptcy.

Ya thats a possiblity. Im so tied to the idea of firefighters being paid by the state,...

True the folks not paying the fee here took the gamble and lost.

 

[Capt Caveman]

LOL, America.

Better than your joke of a country.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Yep, I'm sure fire coverage is offered to all homes out in the outback. Another dumbass comment by you.

Actually, they are covered. Where legistically possible, of course.

 

[JulesMaximus]

B/c we have choice. These people choose not to have any fire coverage.

I don't pay any "extra" to have the fire department respond if my house is on fire.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Better than your joke of a country.

You couldn't fucking pay me enough to live in Tennessee. You could pay me enough to live in the UK though.

 

[HAL9000]

Better than your joke of a country.

So many facts I could post to disprove that, but I'm not derailing this thread.

 

[Lifted]

The government has failed these people, they should have the right to opt out.. By let's say not phoning the fire department, they should not need to opt in.

Another counties gov failed them?

Their own gov did exactly what the people living there wanted them to do. They didn't create a fire department so everyone could save a few dollars each year.

Would be the same if everyone in London paid taxes to cover a fire department, then the rest of the country who doesn't pay for one complains when the London FD doesn't come rushing to put out their fires.

 

[Capt Caveman]

I don't pay any "extra" to have the fire department respond if my house is on fire.

???? Maybe, b/c your elected officials have decided to have your property taxes fund a fire dept.

 

[JulesMaximus]

???? Maybe, b/c your elected officials have decided to have your property taxes fund a fire dept.

Which leads me to my earlier question... what the fuck are they spending their tax revenues on in Tennessee?

 

[HAL9000]

I think this is the biggest problem with America, its not a country it's 50 different countries, there doesn't seem to be much national law sorting basic stuff like fire service out.

 

[Capt Caveman]

So many facts I could post to disprove that, but I'm not derailing this thread.

Sure. Thankfully, you've finally decided to pay the Queen $50million instead of $100million a year. LOL, England.

 

[Lifted]

???? Maybe, b/c your elected officials have decided to have your property taxes fund a fire dept.

I can't believe you had to answer that.

The level of stupid in this thread is through the roof.

 

[HAL9000]

Another counties gov failed them?

Their own gov did exactly what the people living there wanted them to do. They didn't create a fire department so everyone could save a few dollars each year.

I'm talking about the government of the US A not local government.

Would be the same if everyone in London paid taxes to cover a fire department, then the rest of the country who doesn't pay for one complains when the London FD doesn't come rushing to put out their fires.

That's why we don't have to pay specific taxes for the fire departments they are sorted out of other taxes. It's not all decentralised like this.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Which leads me to my earlier question... what the fuck are they spending their tax revenues on in Tennessee?

Not sure why you don't understand. Your property taxes are local to your town/city, not the state. These folks have elected to have their property taxes not fund a fire dept, more than likely keeping their property taxes low.

Want to bet that you pay higher property taxes than these folks?

 

[zinfamous]

let that be a lesson to all them Teabaggers that don't like taxes.

Don't pay your taxes? Then don't bitch when the city lets your trailer burns down.