A bit of a problem doing planned burns though when the dry season doesn't end, such as LA in 2024.. (View Post)

Yes, and increase in productivity (though perhaps with more shoplifting), and less demand for immigrant labour. Isn't that what we voted for? (View Post)

Yes, there are multiple causes for the fires, but a fire cannot burn without fuel, and the absence of rain this winter is an obvious causal factor. But no, it's because some fire chief went on a… (View Post)

Surely the rise in the minimum wage is an incentive for far more people than the higher tax band? (View Post)

That isn't true. The LA fire department didn't get a budget cut, it got an increase of $50 million. https://bsky.app/profile/mrsbettybowers.bsky.social/post/3lfcxbnjxp22a (View Post)