In one California town you will be billed $300 USD for calling 911. This, will only be the beginning. Pretty bad.

The Fat Lady Has Sung

By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: February 20, 2010
A small news item from Tracy, Calif., caught my eye last week. Local station CBS 13 reported: “Tracy residents will now have to pay every time they call 911 for a medical emergency. But there are a couple of options. Residents can pay a $48 voluntary fee for the year, which allows them to call 911 as many times as necessary. Or there’s the option of not signing up for the annual fee. Instead they will be charged $300 if they make a call for help.”

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