>>>Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground. Has the American welfare sunk so low?
>>>http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local/Firefighters-watch-as-home-burns-to-the-ground-104052668.html
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>>Interestingly that's how fire services originated in England - people subscribed to a fire service and only had their home extinguished if they were thus insured.
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>That's how they started here, too. Benjamin Franklin created the first such fire company on this continent in Philadelphia.
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>Presumably, eventually, people realized that it was better for everyone to have fire service, since one home burning was likely to have an impact on others.
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>Tamar

Aye, all paid for by common local taxes. Can't understand this case being so backward looking.