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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

I've always wanted to ask an American these questions:

... For the fire department analogy - when your house is burning down, you can't say "no, the guys from Station No. 9 are cheaper, I'll call them for a quote." How would you feel if a fire truck pulled up, put out the fire, then told you now have an $80,000 bill to pay for all the guys to show up and the water they used? Isn't it better if everybody pays a tiny bit of taxes for the city to hire and run a local fire department in case anyone needs it? That's single-payer.

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