re: #8 jamesfirecat

It really isn’t the same thing.

This isn’t at all changing who is providing the service. In your example it is.

However, if I can use it, and say everyone gets a certain amount of firefighting ($8,000) worth per year. If they use more than that, AND they are in the top 2% of the earners in the USA, they they pay 70% of the additional costs over the initial $8,000. People in the next 6 percent of the distribution would pay 50% of costs over the initial $8,000.
Everyone else would get the same service they always did, and would get 100% of the costs over the initial amount paid for.

Would you still say the Government is providing fire fighting service?

Not exactly, but it fits better than your example.