tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405489505661198992.post6915757487888367382..comments2023-09-23T04:24:21.355-04:00Comments on Smoking Toward New Jersey: On the Road to Market-Driven EducationTamar Wyschogrodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16753681671510193847noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-405489505661198992.post-57278244453880896252012-02-20T11:12:37.047-05:002012-02-20T11:12:37.047-05:00Firefighting used to be a private for-profit indus...Firefighting used to be a private for-profit industry. In the 1800's ... in cities like New York and Baltimore, there were private "clubs" or "gangs" who were in charge of putting out fires. ... The ... first club at the scene got money from the insurance company. So, they had an incentive to get there fast [and/or] to sabotage competition. <br />They also often ended up getting in fights over territory and many times buildings would burn down before the issue was resolved. They were glorified looters. It was corrupt, bloated and expensive -- but at least it wasn't the much maligned "government controlled."<br /><br />http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tina-dupuy/firefighting-in-the-1800s_b_247936.htmlFishguynoreply@blogger.com