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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:22 PM Original message |
For the mentally challenged: Fire departments are not insurance companies. |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. What if they are in the next state over? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Do sane fire departments not assist each other when needed? |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. when they have agreements, yes |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. Yes. With big fires. Not as their de-facto on call department for every day service. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Dupe |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:33 PM Response to Reply #4 |
12. When needed, they should. Absolutely. |
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TheMadMonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:20 AM Response to Reply #12 |
28. More than that, if they provide the service when the levy has not been paid... |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. Fire departments are also not the mayors' offices, where policy makers do consider such things. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. In this case, we have a mentally challenged mayor or city manager |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:32 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. The mayor was protecting the interests of his community, as it is unfair to expect his... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:51 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Ah yes,rationalism is the key to happyness. I am guessing you are happy. nm |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:52 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. Is ignoring the facts going to fund that department? |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. reality is not rationalizing. ignoring reality keeps you in happyland. |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. So you are the one that knows what reality is? Please let the rest of us know. nm |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:25 PM Response to Original message |
3. But.... |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
6. They're not required to cover areas outside their jurisdictions either |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:19 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. Exactly! Fire Depts are funded by taxes or subscriptions or donations |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. Can't find the post, but a new poster suggested that |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:58 PM Response to Reply #8 |
17. While he had a small point |
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Lars39 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. I believe he meant *health* insurance. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. He meant both life and worker's comp |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. yes. so the county should tax and fund and allow firefighters to get back to their jobs. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
18. I took it to the logical conclusion |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:02 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Actually, I don't think it's too harsh, but it seems a step harsher than the coverage by fee system. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:03 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. Nah, the county don't fund it |
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petronius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
19. "Mentally challenged"? Why don't you just say "retard" - it's clearly what you mean |
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Speck Tater (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:13 PM Response to Original message |
25. People who vote against funding public services should get what they want: no public services. |
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frustrated_lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:17 AM Response to Reply #25 |
34. +1000 |
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lapislzi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:00 AM Response to Reply #25 |
36. Good luck with that. |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-05-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
27. Obion county's Republican commissioners have decided not to tax Obion county residents |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:24 AM Response to Original message |
29. Well, if you see any mentally challenged people here, be sure to call them out. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
30. And when the government doesn't provide the service, as is the case here? |
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dgibby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
31. Unrec for offensive title. n/t |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
32. Fire departments are NOT insurance companies. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
33. And health care should be, too. nt |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
35. True -- and true of all analogies A is not B is required of any analogy by definition |
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sweetapogee (449 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
37. two issues |
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Baalath (90 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-06-10 09:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Well stated! |
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