Quote:
Originally Posted by Xanthos
There's a problem with that though.
Revenue from city taxes is pretty easy to predict. So the fire department knows they'll be getting X dollars. Since fire departments are non-profit, they use all of that money for personnel, equipment, training, etc.
Now lets say it costs Y dollars to buy, maintain, and staff a truck to run calls for county. In year one, they run enough calls to make Y dollars back. But in year two they don't. They just lost money, and its not just cutting into profit margins. Say the same thing happens in year two or year three, it becomes very possible that the fire department WOULD cease to exist.
The only way to make it work on a long-term basis would be to charge in advance.
- X
|
I thought we already agreed that in this case, the fire department would still exist because of the city. In that case, I would hate to be the person who decided the "per service" option, but it would still be an option and still possible. I'm not arguing the fact that this person didn't pay, which was his only option, and then did not get service. I understand that. I'm only saying that I believe with a little effort, the option could be made available.