This Tax Has Possibilities Locally

[This_person]

Originally Posted by Lenny

If implemented, there has to be a limit on the number of cops allowed to respond to a simple accident. I've seen cops responding with light ablazing like there was a double-coupons sale at Krispy-Kreme. We can't have every cop in the county responding to a fender bender. Insurance rates wouldn't stand it.

Also remember, your individual insurance rates will skyrocket if the local communities follow through and implement these fees.

Not just the number of cops, but the number of firefighters as well.

Our "free" "volunteer" firefighters get paid $3,000/year (plus retirement) based on the number of calls they respond to per year. A situation which may require 2-5 people could have 25 people on the list of those that "responded" (which could mean never even going to the scene). If we're going to pay for our volunteers to show up, they should be necessary and not just getting call numbers in.

[Lenny]

Originally Posted by This_person

Not just the number of cops, but the number of firefighters as well.

Our "free" "volunteer" firefighters get paid $3,000/year (plus retirement) based on the number of calls they respond to per year. A situation which may require 2-5 people could have 25 people on the list of those that "responded" (which could mean never even going to the scene). If we're going to pay for our volunteers to show up, they should be necessary and not just getting call numbers in.

I have noticed that when reading the local rag. Seven or eight engine companies respond to an automobile fire that takes a minute to extinguish. I always thought it was because the volunteers need to swap recipes for "Goulosh-to-feed-thirty" meals.