Lower Taxes Not Always Better

[Jacob]

Turns out that cutting the fire fighting and police budgets means that the response to wild fires is less effective and looting is harder to control.

Surprising.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-02/wildfire-tests-police-force-in-colorado-anti-tax-movement-s-home.html

[Jacob]

Thank god for federal funding to deal with disaster areas.

[Razgovory]

Low tax states have always relied on the feds to make up the difference.  It's part of the ideology of rugged individualism.

[Valmy]

Low tax states have always relied on the feds to make up the difference.  It's part of the ideology of rugged individualism.

Well that and oil :Texas:

[dps]

Low tax states have always relied on the feds to make up the difference.  It's part of the ideology of rugged individualism.

Not "always".  Federal revenue sharing really is a fairly recent development.

[Ideologue]

Low taxes are never better.  History has taught us this lesson.  Also, Victoria.

[The Brain]

They chose to live in wild fire country.

[CountDeMoney]

They chose to live in wild fire country.

Heh, was that Arkestra?  ITS NOT MY FAULT THEY LIVE IN FIRE ALLEY WHY SHOULD INSURANCE COVER THEM

[Martinus]

They chose to live in wild fire country.

Heh, was that Arkestra?  ITS NOT MY FAULT THEY LIVE IN FIRE ALLEY WHY SHOULD INSURANCE COVER THEM

Know your Languish meme. 

That was Hamilcar.

[Martinus]

But yeah, they chose to vote for idiots who wanted to cut funding for public services. I have no pity for red states and people who vote Republican. They can all burn.

[DGuller]

Turns out that cutting the fire fighting and police budgets means that the response to wild fires is less effective and looting is harder to control.

Surprising.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-02/wildfire-tests-police-force-in-colorado-anti-tax-movement-s-home.html

That's pretty alarming.  Something needs to be done about this.  How about some tax cuts?

[Maximus]

Unfortunately the constitution doesn't guarantee the right to bear firefighting equipment.

[HisMajestyBOB]

Tax cuts and deregulation means you can create your own for-profit fire department if you don't want to burn. It's far more efficient than state-run fire fighting.

[CountDeMoney]

But yeah, they chose to vote for idiots who wanted to cut funding for public services. I have no pity for red states and people who vote Republican. They can all burn.

Yeah, governments in Louisiana, Mississippit and Alabama were always the biggest proponents for reducing their own state Emergency Management services and their elected officials sent to DC the most anti-government (read: voting against more money for FEMA, because GUVMINT IS TEH BAD).  Except when their asses get hit by hurricanes.

[CountDeMoney]

Tax cuts and deregulation means you can create your own for-profit fire department if you don't want to burn. It's far more efficient than state-run fire fighting.

Next time they get blasted with a hurricane, oil spill, tornado system or wildfires of biblical proportions, fuck centralized Emergency Management response plans; let the local churches do it with blood drives and bake sales.