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Also there is no law preventing publicly funded ambulances. The reason they do not exist in some places is because voters (and this is local voters, as police/fire funding is very local) have chosen not to raise taxes to pay for it.

This is an understandable decision because running an ambulance service is expensive and cities/counties would rather have someone else pay for at least a part of it. Here is a nice explanation from the City of Long Beach: https://www.longbeach.gov/finance/services-and-permits/ambul...