tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773875.post109189534257994750..comments2023-11-06T01:56:43.668+14:00Comments on Sandcastles and Cubicles: The dirty truthUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773875.post-1091935970282170512004-08-08T17:32:00.000+14:002004-08-08T17:32:00.000+14:00"For every ton of newspapers recycled, the tax bas..."For every ton of newspapers recycled, the tax base gets to pay $30 less for equivalent city services. "<br /><br />Maybe, or maybe not. Maybe even more money could be saved or that extra money could be used in the recycling process, it would take a lot of numbers to come up with the right answer (and your answer would depend what numbers you used).<br /><br /><br />"Not only would that be a lot of numbers, it wouldn't account for the time saved by the individual through all the city-provided services that this policy finances."<br /><br />Forcing people to sort their own trash to save the city money, so that the city can save people time....seems like an idea that may work, but i don't see how (the goverment ineffecenty would suck up any savings or a little bit of time/money would be lost in the steps).<br /><br />Forcing people to sort their own trash to save the city money is a hidden time tax. <br /><br />Which since i prefer my taxes to be as low as possible and as visible as possible, i really don't like the idea.Man of Issacharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01286646646103516828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5773875.post-1091920649327600212004-08-08T13:17:00.000+14:002004-08-08T13:17:00.000+14:00The government places society over the individual....<I>The government places society over the individual.</I>So?<br /><br />Or, ignoring that, how about the effect that gets reflected back to the individual:<br /><br />For every ton of newspapers recycled, the tax base gets to pay $30 less for equivalent city services. These services benefit the individual, and give him more free time to do other things.<br /><br />They they don't have to spend their time booby-trapping their house against theives. They don't have to drive their own trash to the landfill. They don't have to stay home to teach and monitor their children.<br /><br /><I>You could do a cost analysis of how much time it takes and the value of that time to the individuals, but a lot of numbers would be guesses.</I>Not only would that be a lot of numbers, it wouldn't account for the time saved by the individual through all the city-provided services that this policy finances. So now you have to take into account even more numbers, and it starts getting really absurd.<br /><br />To pretend that recycling laws are inherently fascist seems a bit reductionist, no?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630008489920013400noreply@blogger.com