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

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

Eric Lach

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."

The Town Council took up the measure last Thursday. And after a nearly five-hour public hearing and council debate, the council finally approved a five-year contract with Allied Waste Services with a 4-3 vote. (ABC15 reports that even Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio attended the meeting and expressed his opposition. (h/t HuffPo)) But the fight is not over. A "Talkin' Trash" town hall has been organized by the Fountain Hills Tea Party for November 16. Fountain Hills' mayor, town manager, and three of its councilmembers are scheduled to attend.

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Suggestion: Keep the $1 million in government spending.

:rofl:

[KingFlorez]

1. Always something to complain about

It's what they thrive on. I wish someone would flat out tell them shut up.

[DBoon]

2. This can't possibly be real

people aren't that crazy, are they?

[sakabatou]

4. Bizarro world beamed them to our planet

[Posteritatis]

13. We're in a world where people think bikes are a UN conspiracy. This is sane by comparison. (nt)

[CTyankee]

3. Sounds like everybody there is in their own private republic.

Each one has his/her own fire dept., police dept., local judge, etc. Works fine, right?

[CurtEastPoint]

5. They did the same thing here in Gwinnett Co. GA and omigod they raised hell.

Save the county money? Nope...socialism!

Dear God the stupid hurts.

[Alexander]

6. The stupid is strong in Arizona, which is near the bottom in education spending.

So many people you meet there are just fucking dumb.

Fountain Hills, by the way, is where Sheriff Joe Arpaio lives.

[prolesunited]

7. It's the curbside recycling that really bothers them.

It's their god-given right to trash the planet.

[ShadowLiberal]

8. Ok, so recycling bins = socialist police who will fine you for putting recycling in garbage?

Seriously, If I'm understanding this right, those idiots are opposing this cost saving measure because they think recycling sounds too much like big government interference? Because government could punish them for not recycling?

If those idiots want to oppose this move then they should oppose it for a reason like trash pick up once a week not being enough.

It's people like this that are why we're transforming into a 2nd or 3rd world country more each day. You can't remain a 1st world country forever with so many idiots like this.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. I'm so grateful not to live in Arizona.

[PSzymeczek]

10. Fountain Hills is a lot of millionaires.

I care not what they think.

[jillan]

11. The war against recycle bins! It's getting scary out there.

[mercuryblues]

12. I have

a splendid idea to solve the problem. Eliminate trash pickup entirely from the budget. Make them pay out of pocket for the service. They get to deal with sending a check out every month, calling each service company to get the best price, the companies raising the price, neighbors complaining to other neighbors that their trash company comes at 6 am.

[Yavin4]

15. And All It Takes Is For Someone Not To Pay

and throw his garbage out into the street or try to piggy back off of a paying customer.

[ZombieHorde]

14. The Tea Party parodies itself. nt

[Renew Deal]

16. These guys are anti-everything and for nothing.

How is hiring a private company to haul trash "socialism?" It doesn't infringe on their God given right to burn trash on the front lawn.