No Fee, No Service
This story is a good example of why certain goods should be public goods and not private goods. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39516346/ns/us_news-life/ The rural residents of Obion County, Tennessee do not have a public firefighting service. They do have access to South Fulton's service (a city in the county), but they have to pay a $75 fee to be able to use it. And, as Gene Cranick, a rural resident, learned last week, if you do not pay the fee, the fire department will not help you. They will stand and watch your home burn down. And they will not let you pay the fee on the spot either, Continue reading No Fee, No Service