Solid Waste Management Workers Speak at Sept. 7, 2023 Work Session

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[@AlexanderRamsey]

I appreciate you guys for picking up my trash and dealing with the work conditions associated with doing that difficult job. I support you getting pay raises because it is very expensive to keep up house and home and inflation is off the charts.

[@dapper-alien]

Mark Anthony Middleton made me so angry. Yes, you can tax the citizens and I personally would be happy to be taxed higher to pay for services like waste management, but that is definitely not the only solution. Tax the colleges that raised prices to match federal student loans, tax the electric company that rakes in profits and doesn't maintain it's grid. Tax the big businesses that have their corporate offices in ireland to avoid paying federal and state taxes. Crack down on the millions of dollars in PPP loan fraud that occurred during the pandemic. The city LETS THAT happen in Durham! White collar crime is a trillion dollar industry, and its growing exponentially. The market will never be free if we allow so many gimmicks. Redistribute that wealth or this system will collapse.

[@triggb71]

Figure out a way to pay these guys a decent wage!! I mean damn, the taxes are plenty high enough to pay them better!

[@nowwhytheheck]

yes! power to the workers!

[@ragutman]

This is dreadful. I’m certainly willing to pay additional taxes for these people, but I really don’t think it’s necessary.