Argumentative Essay: Who Pays For Rescue?

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Who Pays For Rescue?
Nearly four-thousand people have scaled Mt. Everest, but about 240 people have died trying. Even though people put themselves at risk, society should pay. Society should pay because many people can’t afford to pay the rescue bills and it is the right thing to do.
The first reason society should pay for rescue services is, most people can’t afford to pay for their own rescue. If someone were walking on a trail and a rock slide happens, they could be in a canyon, they would call for help and rescue services would come, but what if rescue services charged you a bill. In many cases it is an accident that you are stuck or need rescue services. Some people are too poor to afford a rescue bill. Some places around the world do actually do charge people if they need help, “Pikes Peak instituted a $500 fee for hikers who reach the top… and call for help because they are too tired to walk down,” according to “Who Should Pay for the Cost of Rescues” by Steve Casimiro. The solution to people having to be billed is taxes, United Sates citizens are taxed for rescue services. …show more content…

Society should pay because it is the right thing to do. If someone went hiking and was in a rock slide the family and friends of that person would want them to be saved. Without someone paying for the rescue through taxes and the person could not afford the bill they would just die in the situation they were in. Most people that rescue others are volunteers, but they are always at risk, they put themselves in danger to save someone they probably do not know. “The four federal agencies involved in search and rescues – the Coast Guard, the National Park Services, the Defense Department and the Federal Emergency Management Agency – will only bill someone if a hoax is involved.” according to “Who pays for rescues at sea?” by CBS News, this quote is saying that society pays until someone calls nine-one-one with a false alarm or lying about being in

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