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The rich are under attack again. This time it's because some well-off California homeowner's

dared to hire private firefighters to keep their homes from being destroyed during the latest wildfires.

Now, despite what the drive by media is saying, this is not something new. 10 years ago, insurance

companies began offering homeowners an option to have dedicated firefighters protect their homes

for price. And it was a win-win. The homeowners felt safer and the insurers minimized their risk.

And these policies are not just offered to rich homeowners. A lot of middle-class homeowners buy

them as well. But the media narrative is that rich California homeowners, including celebrities,

saved their homes with private firefighters while the poor were burned out. The media also claims

that the private forces supposedly don't cooperate with the government hired firefighters.

All of which misses the real point. In California, the biggest fire risk comes from elected

liberal Democrats and their radical, admired, medallist wacko policies who refuse to manage the

forests and get rid of the kindling. The citizens who realize this have wisely taken responsibility

and they're paying for it themselves, and that somehow is not fair.