Thursday, April 10, 2008

Let's just monopolize everything, then!

Suppose you were recieving a service, say, a refuse and recycling home pick up service from a private business. Suppose that you were paying a monthly fee for this service. Now suppose that you were, for some reason or another, dissatisfied with this service. What would you do?

Go ahead, think about it for a minute or two.

My bet is that you would discontinue this service with a not too polite call to the purveyor. I would also venture that you would seek another vendor to provide this service to you.

According to the Bluffdale City Council, this type of freedom is simply unacceptable.

"It approved a new ordinance requiring residents to participate in the citywide collection - whether they want to or not. The service comes at a minimal cost of $13 for one trash can and one recycling bin."

But it's okay, because it's ONLY $13 per month. So what's the big deal right?

Thank you City of Bluffdale, we certainly needed $13 per month more fascism in our lives. Now, could you please move on to the critical business of voting on what I must have for dinner?

mmmmm ... Soylent Green. My favorite.

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