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anikom15 3 points ago +3 / -0

Fire departments aren’t nationalized. They are municipal by city or county.

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TentElephant 2 points ago +2 / -0

It's an explicit government monopoly. You can call it whatever you want.

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anikom15 1 point ago +1 / -0

National means the entire nation, i.e. Federal government. Nationalized is objectively wrong and it’s stupid to argue otherwise. Language is important.

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TentElephant 1 point ago +1 / -0

'Nationalized' means the state owns it regardless of which line you use for the expenditure.

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anikom15 2 points ago +2 / -0

Not according to Merriam-Webster, the de facto dictionary of American English.

The divide between Federal, state, and local governments in the U.S. is so distinct that the difference is incredibly important.

Use the right tool for the job. We are not the left.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nationalize#other-words

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JosephBlough 1 point ago +1 / -0

There are still private fire departments.

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christianknight 1 point ago +1 / -0

Thats like saying the USSR isnt centralized because they have regional blocs.

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anikom15 1 point ago +1 / -0

Your comment is dumb.