Those still complaining about the police and fire departments must have really had their arms twisted to buy property on the island. Did you ever check the tax bill and the charts to see where all the taxes are going? To the schools. They operate less than eight hours a day, 180 days a year. Police and fire are 24/7. The new cars they get will probably have 40,000 to 50,000 miles on them a year. You see the police officers and firefighters. Have you ever seen the teachers teach or the school administrators working, at about $170,000 a year?