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You Are So Naive!

Posted Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 8:24 PM
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Don't be naive!

When any politician has a tax deal for you, politely turn it down and go along your merry way. Back a few years ago, the Greene County Solid Waste District was supposed to have a one-time $12 fee to everyone's property tax bill. The idea of the fee was focused on temporarily funding their loss of lucrative tipping fees from the Worthington landfill, which the new owner, Rumpke, closed.

That was a few years ago now. Actually, it was 2004.

When I inquired about the apparent mistake at the Treasurer's Office at the Courthouse during this past tax payment -- that this was obviously a mistake that they were adding to each of our property tax bills for several years now when it was only supposed to be one year -- I was met with this response: "You are so naive."

Yep, I guess so!

In fact, I still have the newspapers to prove that the fee was SUPPOSED to be a one time fee, which didn't happen as we all know now. (See image from the 12/30/04 Linton Daily Citizen above.)

Where's the accountability here? Why are we STILL paying this fee three years later?

I'm all for recycling, but the Solid Waste District IS NOT mandated by law as it was construed. Simply, the law requires an office in each county to supply information, not a recycling center as we have now.

If you ask me, we need to make a decision as a county: do we do the minimum required by law, or do we do a full-fledged, county-wide recycling program, which will require curb-side service for everyone to get everyone involved?

In my opinion, we either retreat to the minimum required or we get everyone involved in recycling. There is no middle ground (as we have now) because it's a losing proposition that will continue to require taxpayer support.

Voice your opinions to your local politicians. Personally, I'm not so worried about the twelve dollars, as I am about the precedent this sets. Will any and every governmental agency institute an on-going fee on us if they can't meet their fiscal obligations?

I may be naive, but I don't like being lied to either. Do you?

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Wow, great investigation. Just another way for them to get more money from us!

If I could afford the gas money to drive to the recycling center weekly, sure, I'd recycle ... Bring on curbside pickup!

-- Posted by Me2 on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, at 8:48 PM

I am all for recycling. Curb-side pickup woohoo!

-- Posted by junkmail on Tue, Apr 8, 2008, at 9:09 PM

Good catch!

-- Posted by Question? on Wed, Apr 9, 2008, at 10:57 AM

I still cannot believe there are people who deny global warming.

-- Posted by junkmail on Wed, Apr 9, 2008, at 1:10 PM

Well I personally don't trust the media. There are just as many pro-scientists as there are con-sciantists. Both can agree that changing our ways and saving some of our resources are a good idea.

-- Posted by junkmail on Wed, Apr 9, 2008, at 5:19 PM

I have never thought food for fuel was a good idea. I do believe solar and wind and maybe even water are good sources.

-- Posted by junkmail on Wed, Apr 9, 2008, at 6:41 PM

america...I'm pretty sure that scrapper won't accept #1 & #2 plastics, newspapers, magazines, cardboard and the various other items that are accepted at the local recycling center.

-- Posted by EggMan on Thu, Apr 10, 2008, at 8:16 AM

I really wish they would have named "global warming" something different. All of you naysayers get hung up on the word warming. It isn't solely about the temperature. Through March of this year there has already been a record number of tornados. Hurricanes and the likes are becoming stronger and more frequent.

How does a group of people win a Nobel award if there is no merit to their claims?

-- Posted by junkmail on Thu, Apr 10, 2008, at 2:10 PM

I don't see our country prospering. I do see Big Oil making a few billion extra dollars. It might just be me, but I blame them for about ninety percent of the problems in this country. So if I can stick it to "The Man" I will. I am in the process of looking for a cheap diesel truck so I can run it on vegetable oil. Grow my own food so I don't have to pay outrageous food costs. Walk to places if it is feasible. Use less electricity. I am doing my part to save the world, are you?

-- Posted by junkmail on Thu, Apr 10, 2008, at 7:11 PM

If you pay someone enough money, you can get them to say whatever you want.

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 7:24 AM

Oh and GCP you would lose that bet. I use Apple products exclusively. I think they work better.

High fuel prices and the housing market is the problem with this country. Overpopulation doesn't help. I think a couple should only be allowed one child. We don't live on family farms anymore. We don't need the extra farmhands.

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 7:36 AM

How is it politically motivated? Al Gore isn't running for office.

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 7:40 AM

So you have seen it? I don't remember that part. I will have to watch it again. So GCP what do you do for an occupation to be able to argue wit me all day?

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 7:55 AM

LOL. If that is true then I must be God.

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 8:04 AM

How do you consider those items worthless? By saying this it tells me you are uneducated on the many uses of recycled plastics, glass and paper products.

-- Posted by EggMan on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 8:09 AM

Sadly I don't know how to effectively enforce it. China quit killing them years ago when they'd found out that children were a commodity. I read the other day that China done away with the one child law. Probably to look good for the olympics.

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 8:10 AM

I never said kill babies. I am more of the mind to tie both parents tubes after a successful birth. Seems easier and more politically correct.

Save the planet : Sterilize Parents

Has a nice ring dontcha think?

-- Posted by junkmail on Fri, Apr 11, 2008, at 11:33 AM

Wow, sterilize parents. That was a joke . . . right?

-- Posted by BMH on Mon, Apr 14, 2008, at 7:21 AM

No. Not really.

-- Posted by junkmail on Mon, Apr 14, 2008, at 11:43 AM