Are state emergency services covered by taxes or not ?

Question

I was recently charged $1000 in Norwood Park for an ambulance ride. I though my taxes paid for Norwood Park's precious service.....so how much does it cost for them to put out a house fire...or how much does it cost police to find my snow blower?

(Aetna covered everything except $50...but still...is this is a joke?)

Answer 1

Well, I can say from personal experience that where I live, the ambulance IS free.

I had to be taken via ambulance to the hospital, and I never got charged a penny.  It was a city ambulance.

Answer 2

Ambulance services are not free to the patient.  What universe are you living in?

Answer 3

The taxes pay the setup, but you can still be billed for the actual services rendered.  You don't get free ambulance rides from it.  

It's just like a "fire department service charge".  Yes, it's taxpayer subsidized.  Yes, you still get billed extra, for the actual service call.