Nevada Governor to Bill Fossett Widow For Search 447
sonchat writes with news that Nevada's "Gov. Jim Gibbons intends to bill the widow of missing multimillionaire adventurer Steve Fossett for $687,000 the state spent in searching for the famed aviator last fall, a spokesman said." Though in some places charging for the cost of a search effort is routine, apparently in Nevada it is not.
I can understand... (Score:4, Insightful)
Re:Budget smudget (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Budget smudget (Score:3, Insightful)
I would be curious to see how much additional expense was really accrued. The fact that the money to pay for the operation (fuel, wear and tear on equipment, salaries, etc) came from the "Search and Rescue" budget (I do not really know their specific accounting practices) rather than the maintenance, training, and personnel budgets do not mean that the tax-payer ACTUALLY incurred additional costs.
Re:Though is some places? (Score:3, Insightful)
So basically, if a fire occurs, my best bet is to not call the fire department but try to put it out myself, which of course risks having it spread and burn down half the city.
Oh, and since the insurance company wants profits, I'll end up paying more than if I just funded the fire department completely through the taxes. A lovely setup. Clearly libertarian in origin.