Tea Partiers: AZ Town's New Trash Plan Reeks Of Socialism

[redirish28]

http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/arizona-towns-new-trash-program-comes-under-tea-party-fire.php?ref=fpa



The community of Fountain Hills, Arizona has a new plan to streamline its trash collecting services and save money. But some Tea Partiers think it stinks.

The Arizona Republic reported this weekend about the intense debate surrounding a change to the community's garbage collection services. Currently, Fountain Hills' 25,000 residents can choose between five different collectors. Under the new system, the community has hired a single trash collector to meet the town's garbage hauling needs, collection days will be reduced to once-a-week, and curbside recycling services will be added. ABC15 reports that Town Manager Rick Davis estimated "total savings to reach about $1,000,000 a year," and that officials also hope the changes will cut down on pollution, noise, and traffic.

Tea Party groups have come out strongly against the measure. The Republic reports some people have dubbed it "trashcare," as if it were the local, municipal waste-related cousin of "Obamacare." Fliers were distributed that read "The Hills Will Have Eyes," and which raised the specter of a "Fountain Hills Green Police" poking around citizens' garbage bins. On its website, Arizona Campaign for Liberty warned that "The Fountain Hills Mayor & Town Council is attempting to restrict resident's choice in trash services by forcing residents into a single payer system!" The Fountain Hills Tea Party's website reads, "Once more, government is trying to interfere with free market economics."

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And what are people going to do if they win and they have trash stinking up their homes and neighborhood?

[Taverner]

1. Such dumbasses

In a way, I'd love to see them go a week without any socialist services, but then I remember they have kids, and they'd end up suffering

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. They don't believe in saving money?

Proof they're insane.

[JuniperLea]

3. Cheaper By the Dozen...

These idiots are so hell bent on avoiding anything even closely related to collective bargaining and/or socialism, they are willing to create havoc, waste money, and cause a lot of inconvenience to a lot of people. Sounds familiar... that's pretty much their MO.

[proud patriot]

4. Tea partiers come out against Fiscal Prudence

[JoePhilly]

5. Democrats, in red states should FORCE the tea party demands to happen.

I know that sounds crazy, but if you live in a red place, you have little choice other than to MOVE.

When he trash piles up, and the rods crumble, maybe these dopes will catch a clue. We know that they don't get logic, or math ... maybe the stick of trash will wake this idiots.

[Sirveri]

6. I hope they do this too. They won't learn until they're in pain.

If they want to create their little Ayn Rand hellscape bubble in their corner of the universe, I say we let 'em. Sometimes you need to let the kid hurt themselves so they figure out not to do something stupid. I'd much rather have them screw themselves with this than have them shutdown medicaid in TX and potentially kill thousands of innocent people.