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Since all taxpayers subsidize schools whether or not they have children in the schools, why shouldn’t all taxpayers subsidize trash collection even if they aren’t generating much trash?

April 26, 2017children collection generating schools subsidize taxpayers Trash

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Since all taxpayers subsidize schools whether or not they have children in the schools, why shouldn’t all taxpayers subsidize trash collection even if they aren’t generating much trash?

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Most taxpayers are willing to subsidize education because they feel that it’s in the public interest. Generating more trash is not in the public interest — quite the opposite. SMART strikes a balance between taxpayer subsidy and user per-bag payments.