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Re: Recycling
At 2:20 PM -0500 3/22/99, CADJACKS@aol.com wrote:
> I sure wish I was in the recycling business here in Moscow. I get free
>warehousing and labor from every household. They separate, store, clean and
>crush MY commodity. And then - they pay me to pick it up. I also get
>government subsidies. I charge the city $2.11 per household to pick up the
>recycled commodity. I sell the commodity and put it in my pocket. Even if
>the commodity is cheap....every penny is profit. Seems like a fleecing of the
>citizens of Moscow to me. Heeelllllllooooooooooo.
>
>In other states the process is similar to this here.....except for when the
>commodity is sold for that penny.......it goes back in our tax coucher. So,
>let's face facts. That is where the government subsidies came from. "US"
>And ---the $2.11 that is charged the city, "US" again. At least that way when
>the commodity prices do rise there may be a time in the future that everything
>will be green for "all." Instead of the recycling owner only.
>
>I would love to hear anyone's thoughts.
I would be happy to give you my thoughts, if I knew who you were.
Mayme Trumble
maymet@moscow.com
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level,
then beat you with experience..
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