Replace All Federal Taxes on Income with the Fair Tax Act , HR 25

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And really what are taxes for? I just recently read about a man who lost his home and the Fire Dept. watched it burn because he forgot to pay a $75 annual fee. He lost his home and his animals over $75. What are taxes for? The Fire Dept. is supposed to be included in our county/city taxes and if not, should people be refused in an emergency? Sometimes life happens and people forget. I wonder if they even get a statement or a bill to remind them of such a fee. I am totally disgusted with that city, South Fulton in Obion County, Tennessee. They should be ashamed of themselves and charged with animal cruelty. But in Reality I know it is the fault of the government. And We the people have allowed our government to control freaking everything. Mr. Cranick could have at least been billed for all of it: the Fire Dept., the water, and the fee, which he offered and was refused. That would have been way better that watching it burn. I am all for little or no taxes, but since we have them, was it wrong what the Fire Dept. and the government (or Obion County) allowed the house to burn?

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Comment by Gary R. Anderson on November 28, 2010 at 11:39am: ACTUALLY, I was in the (almost) identical situation just 15 years ago. My house was in an "unincorporated" area of the county. There was no deduction for fire protection taken out on my property tax bill, and I KNEW THAT. The local fire department was instituted and maintained by the local municipality, and each year they would send me a bill for fire protection services. But I did not pay it. Then one day, my house caught fire. In 25 minutes (?!!?) it was a raging blaze by the time the 911 service figured out which fire department to call, as we called them while running out of the burning house, and yet the correct one was only TWO BLOCKS AWAY! So, they contained the blaze, even tho' my home was a total loss. Incidently, only two months before this happened, i discovered that my mortgage company had failed to send the premium (P.I.T.I. =principal, interest, taxes, & INSURANCE) to the insurance company and I had been cancelled for non-payment without my knowledge. When I discovered this, I RAN to the first agent down the road, and purchased a new policy with cash (so I WAS insured). A while after the fire, I got a bill from the fire department for their services, $3,800.00! They listed each man and each truck out there, and charged by the minute. I therefore, submitted the bill to my insurance company and they paid it all (because the policy has a built in rider for such charges). By FEDERAL law, each fire department, no matter what city, is "responsible" for a given area, called a "fire protection DISTRICT", and must provide those services at contract rates. They may NOT simply allow the house to burn for non payment.

I heard the same incident in the news also, and he did NOT forget, but was refusing to pay --which is fine IF you know exactly what you are paying for to the insurance company. You might want to check out YOUR policy!