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Originally Posted by Locke
Yeah...well...I could also do a real quick 'back-of-the-napkin' Cost/Benefit analysis on the costs of fire fighting, water bombers, over-working emergency services, property damage, loss of tourist revenue etc.
Methinks the benefits would start outweighing the costs pretty damned quickly.
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I'm not disagreeing with you - it makes sense to me. However, all it takes is a year or two of not requiring it and it starts to look like a potential political win for conservative governments looking for the cost-cutting voters support*.
*see 2023 UCP cuts to wildfire management