On 2009-Feb-10, at 20:18, Roger Howard wrote: > Yet, again, it's first a question of morality and human rights - > does everyone deserve guaranteed basic services or not?
"Following a public outcry during the aftermath of probably the most famous fire ever, a property developer named Nicholas Barbon introduced the first kind of insurance against fire. Soon after the formation of this insurance company, and in a bid to help reduce the cost and number of claims, he formed his own Fire Brigade. Other similar companies soon followed his lead and this was how property was protected until the early 1800s. Policy holders were given a badge, or fire mark, to affix to their building. If a fire started, the Fire Brigade was called. They looked for the fire mark and, provided it was the right one, the fire would be dealt with. Often the buildings were left to burn until the right company attended!" http://www.fireservice.co.uk/history/ Maybe it's comparing apples and oranges, but who here today would accept that the fire brigade won't save your home unless you are a paid up member? Stefano _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
