Privatizing Disasters

Naomi Klein, author of "The Shock Doctrine" has an interesting article in The Nation titled "Rapture Rescue 911: Disaster Response for the Chosen". It seems having a fire put out at your house during wildfire season or being rescued from a hurricane-style disaster is turning into a big private business. For a tidy sum, you can get to the front of the line. I'm highly skeptical of such schemes. They are reminiscent of ancient Rome's 'private' fire protetion service under the famously greedy Crassus. It was a very profitable business, but not very useful in protecting the citizens of Rome from fire.