"George" wrote in message
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On 7/28/2011 11:32 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

When we use a smoke bomb to check air conditioner duct work for air
leaks, we notify the fire department as a mater of common sense.

TDD

Especially in recent times when so many places use emergency services as
a revenue stream.

Not just emergency services. Anything that can be turned into a revenue
source for the municipalities WILL be turned into one. The next big
"default" is expected to come as a result of the many pension and health
care promises made to city/county employees that are unfunded or
underfunded. Just like retiring GM workers (and hundreds of thousands of
others) found out, your retirement bennies can be negotiated away in the
blink of an eye. To at least try to meet the payments due retirees, local
governments are going to charge for everything they can and have already
steeply hiked various fees and fines. Talk about anti-business
environments. The funny thing about recessions is how they tend to
avalanche.

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Bobby G.