Um, ah, you lost me....what are you talking about? Have you accepted my socialist failure approach? Sound like it. If so, good job by you. First step is admitting you have a problem

As we (i.e. you and I) have gone around before, many areas of the US are NOT like New York. MD for instance has volunteer FD's. And I would never claim they are run with tremendous success

Why should oil companies share their profits? Do you write them a check every year to help R&D? Don't think so. You pay for what you use.

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