somethingsnappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoFirefighters and Police are socialism. Change my mind.message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up119arrow-down130
arrow-up1-11arrow-down1message-squareFirefighters and Police are socialism. Change my mind.somethingsnappy@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareDeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoCounterpoint: Feudalism also had these.
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoCounterpoint: At times people had to directly pay firefighters or they’d let the building burn. Yes, nowadays we pay indirectly for police and firefighters but no one is going to ask for your credit card or let alone how much tax you paid last year.
minus-squareaeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoIn Japan, firefighting services are paid for directly by the people living in that area. I typically have to pay ¥10,000 a year ($69 USD) and all of that money goes to the closest fire department. They don’t check your payment status or anything, but it’s expected of you. Whereas policing is paid for via taxes like most other countries.
Counterpoint: Feudalism also had these.
Counterpoint: At times people had to directly pay firefighters or they’d let the building burn.
Yes, nowadays we pay indirectly for police and firefighters but no one is going to ask for your credit card or let alone how much tax you paid last year.
In Japan, firefighting services are paid for directly by the people living in that area.
I typically have to pay ¥10,000 a year ($69 USD) and all of that money goes to the closest fire department.
They don’t check your payment status or anything, but it’s expected of you.
Whereas policing is paid for via taxes like most other countries.