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Originally Posted by mersar
The general methodology that they've said they used was anything that increased the cost to the tax payers to do something was a positive on their ranking if the person voted against it. So those who voted for raising the tipping fees would have gotten docked points for that vote.
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And yet, increasing tipping fees is a fiscally responsible action. It reduces externalities caused by the disposal of waste. Land fills cost money. No wait, land fills cost lots of money. Increasing tipping fees discourages waste disposal, which in turn reduces the cost of land fill operations and land acquisition, which is good economically and reduces the overall burden on taxpayers.
The impression that I am getting from this report is "Anything that costs money is bad, we can't and shouldn't spend money on anything, but we still want to have a high level of service." It is like these people refuse to admit that things cost money. Perhaps someone should go explain to these people the concept of "there is no such thing as a free lunch."
And if you couldn't tell, I am just a little frustruated in this city.