> DW>Nope. There will be no increase in taxes - matter of fact, the
> taxes
> DW>could go down (since the twp. gives some of the money to the
> squad).
> DW>What will happen is the patients will be charged for the call!!!
> 
> So what about malpractice insurance? Charging for services effectively
> removes them from the protection of the Good Samaritan Act.
 
Oh well - guess they charge enough to cover that.
 
> Fairfax County, Virginia, did as your proposing, and it resulted in
> higher costs to the county which directly resulted in higher taxes.
> 
> Again, "...what is the 'advantage' to their replacement that is being
> touted?"
 
'advantage' - response time I guess.  Perhaps "better" knowledge (since 
they'd be full time).
 
[ Dave ]
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