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Wanna know what a conservative only world looks like? Look no further than Obion County, Tennessee:
As ThinkProgress points out:
Just one prime example of the difference between the way conservatives govern and the way progressives govern.
As TP put it:
Think Progress Tennessee County’s Subscription-Based Firefighters Watch As Family Home Burns Down
That's the choice we have this november- The conservative fend-for-yourself (besides the companies that ship jobs overseas) choice, or the liberal I-am-my-brothers-keeper choice.
Firefighters watch as home burns to the ground | WPSD Local 6 - News, Sports, Weather - Paducah KY | LocalImagine your home catches fire but the local fire department wont respond, then watches it burn. Thats exactly what happened to a local family tonight. A local neighborhood is furious after firefighters watched as an Obion County, Tennessee, home burned to the ground.
The homeowner, Gene Cranick, said he offered to pay whatever it would take for firefighters to put out the flames, but was told it was too late. They wouldnt do anything to stop his house from burning. Each year, Obion County residents must pay $75 if they want fire protection from the city of South Fulton. But the Cranicks did not pay. The mayor said if homeowners dont pay, theyre out of luck. [...]
We asked the mayor of South Fulton if the chief could have made an exception. Anybody thats not in the city of South Fulton, its a service we offer, either they accept it or they dont, Mayor David Crocker said.
As ThinkProgress points out:
A local newspaper further pressed Mayor Crocker about the citys policy, which has been in place since 1990. Crocker, a Republican who was elected in 2008 and serves with a county commission where every seat is also filled by a Republican, likened the policy to buying auto insurance
Just one prime example of the difference between the way conservatives govern and the way progressives govern.
As TP put it:
One, the conservative vision, believes in the on-your-own society, and informs a policy agenda that primarily serves the well off and privileged sectors of the country. The other vision, the progressive one, believes in an American Dream that works for all people, regardless of their racial, religious, or economic background.
Think Progress Tennessee County’s Subscription-Based Firefighters Watch As Family Home Burns Down
That's the choice we have this november- The conservative fend-for-yourself (besides the companies that ship jobs overseas) choice, or the liberal I-am-my-brothers-keeper choice.