‘Capitalist dystopia’: L.A. investor who boasted about not paying taxes savaged over private firefighter plea

An investor in Los Angeles, California who previously called for cutting property taxes is being mocked after crowdsourcing for private firefighting companies to come save his house.

The fiasco began early Wednesday morning when self-described entrepreneur and contrarian Keith Wasserman asked his more than 70,000 followers to help him protect his property from being destroyed.

"Does anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades?" he asked.