Re: This is what scares me more than anything

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 2:15 PM, Karl Swenson <[email protected]> wrote:

> All so my neighbor can get an government sponsored atta boy for having a
> trash compactor.
>
> Meanwhile, by the ton, the amount of trash at the dump is pretty much the
> same, the only difference is that he gets free ride and I get charged more
> to pick up his lack.
>
> That's what Bruce suggests is *fair*.


Oh, I don't know if it's "fair" in the ideal sense.

But what if the alternative was to attach RFID tags to each piece of your
trash so that the govt can bill you by the exact amount and type of trash
you create. Oh, and by the way, the govt now knows exactly what you're
putting in your trash can, stored in a central database. And your trash bill
will be 50% higher than it needs to be because of all the technology and
overhead involved. You'd be more happy with that "fair" scenario?

Bruce
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