On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 23:05:07 +0200, andrel wrote:

> Paid by taxes, even the volunteers. It is extremely hard to imagine a
> situation where they are paid in such a perverse way. 

It's pretty common in small towns in the US that the volunteer fire 
department isn't paid at all - they have to raise funds to buy equipment.

> That simply does
> not fit with the image of a fire department. It is just as inconceivable
> as a doctor refusing to treat a patient untill he pays money was a few
> years ago.

Or indeed as is current in parts of the US.  Yes, there are places where 
if you can't pay, you don't get health care.  Hence the current national 
debate over here about this.

Jim

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