• FeloniousPunk@lemmy.todayEnglish
    56·
    10 months ago

    They need to understand it’s a service, not a business. Sure, a fire department doesn’t make money but, neither does a city that burns to the ground.

    As a society, we have simply got to get past the notion that everything that exists needs to be monetized to be deemed worthy of existence.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      20·
      10 months ago

      You don’t even need to go that far. From a financial perspective, a fire department is a hedge bet against fire. It doesn’t exist to generate revenue, but it limit losses.

      Not unlike fire insurance, except insurance only protects against the validation of property while a fire fighting team protects the real assets.