Hi Jim,
I think the point that Vicky was trying to make is that people need to be responsible for their actions and pull their own way. That's all!
Sincerely,
John Mueller
Audubon Park
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From: Jim Mork [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 4:48 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Mpls] Solutions for Trash
Sorry, Vicky, but you do come up with quite a few impractical suggestions.
No one can contradict your statement that "property owners can be
responsible". Of course they can. Criminals can be honest. Rich men can ge
generous. Presidents can be peaceful. Yada yada yada.
What if a property owner isn't? How intrusive do you want the government to
be? Are you suggesting inflating the size of the government to whatever
size necessary to harass property owners who aren't up to your standards?
And you forget another thing. Travel is free in the USA. That's a
constitutional right. City people could drive to your street and leave
their trash there as you could drive to a Minneapolis street and create a
mess with little or no danger to yourself.
So, now what do we do? If it isn't really "my neighbor's mess", what is the
solution?
As for renting a personal truck, I know that will sell big-time in the
suburbs, but it seems foolish to pay those rates if as a city we can OWN our
truck or even have our county own it and serve everyone. This "rent it
yourself" tendency suggests a small-business outlook, which ignores
everything humanity has learned about economies of scale. If there are
cities in our region who have decided to do it that way, the leaders must
have been hampered by the general attitude of non-cooperation between
residents. I agree that the best solution is personal if your problem is
UNIQUE. But there's nothing unique about cleaning up trash. It is mundane
and predictable problem which is most economically handled by permanent
solutions.
Those who live in distrust of others pay monetarily for their condition.
Jim Mork
Cooper
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
"Only a LUNATIC would cut schools to buy more bombs".
"We hold these truths to be self-evident....that governments are formed,
deriving their just powers by the consent of the governed" Declaration of
Independence
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