Sorry, I mentioned Dain instead of Jim Mork in my last post.

More on Jim's post:

As I remember it, this type of thinking used to prevail with respect to
firefighting companies.  You bought fire coverage and nailed a medallion
up that showed you were covered.  If a fire company was called to your
house and you had no medallion, your house burned.  The neighbors with
coverage were protected.  People didn't like this idea, so firefighting
became a municipal function for all, covered by taxes.

Bruce Gaarder
Highland Park  Saint Paul
[EMAIL PROTECTED]


Jim said:
> I was brainstorming this and
> figured that even police work could be included.
> People could buy insurance policies that would
> include whatever police protection that was
> important to them.
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