If we start from the premise ‘we have a government corruption problem’, how does giving said government more power and responsibility fix that?
It’s like saying my car is too slow, let me add 500lbs of weight.
It’s like saying my car is too slow, let me add 500lbs of weight.
> Firefighting used to be a private for-profit industry. In the 1800’s, the early days of urbanization, in cities like New York and Baltimore, there were private “clubs” or “gangs” who were in charge of putting out fires. The infamous Boss Tweed started his illustrious political career at a volunteer fire company. The way it functioned was the first club at the scene got money from the insurance company. So, they had an incentive to get there fast. They also had an incentive to sabotage competition. They also often ended up getting in fights over territory and many times buildings would burn down before the issue was resolved. They were glorified looters. It was corrupt, bloated and expensive
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/firefighting-in-the-1800s_b_2...
I'm not sure if Rome of the time actually had the ability to field what we would think of as useful firefighters.
This comment just further supports that there should not be such a profit motive.