Now I certainly agree there are many cases where "government mules" can provide a service cheaper than private contractors, I'm perplexed by the example of garbage hauling.The article referenced that in St. Paul, a household might spend $10-$20 a winter on alley plowing. Compare that to the approximately $2.50 a winter that is being spent now. I figured this by divided $200,000 by the number of houses in Minneapolis (approx. 80,000).
This sounds like another one of those cases (like garbage hauling) where the gov'ment mules actually provide a service cheaper than private contractors could, much to the dismay of the fiscal hawks.
My garbage is picked up by the city of Minneapolis now. It costs more and I get far less service than when I lived in Chaska and paid a private contractor. What's up with that?
Chris Johnson Fulton
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