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. _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:mpls@;mnforum.org Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
