I think I failed to state my case clearly. Maybe I had yet another migraine at the time. I'll try again.

I am not looking down my nose at the people who volunteer to serve in jobs that don't pay much or anything at all. My own community has an all-volunteer fire and ambulance department. God knows how we'd get along without them.

My question is, is this country so badly off that we cannot pay these volunteers a living wage? We citizens are taxed to the ceilings as is. Take some of those taxes, and either start paying these volunteers or pay them more. Pay them a living wage.

While we're on this subject, why are some Fire Deparment and Ambulance Corps members "volunteers," but Police are always paid?

Why aren't there any volunteer Police Departments?