Clean Up Your Own Trash
The city that I live in has decided that it would be a good idea to help the people in a less-than-affluent neighborhood clean the garbage out of their yards, free of charge. What a ridiculous idea! Why should lazy people all of a sudden get a free ride? Have we suddenly decided to support the deliquent fools in this city, rather than condemn them? It doesn't make any sense to me.
This is not a solution to the issue, it will only intensify the source of the problem. If this city starts providing lazy people with free yard clean ups, all it will do is encourage them to be even more lazy. I can just imagine some slob sitting on his couch in his underwear saying to himself, "Why should I clean my yard? The city will do it for free."
I tried to imagine myself as one of the city employees tasked with cleaning up such a yard. I'd be haulin' old chairs and bags of trash out of some imbecile's yard. As I assist a coworker with lifting an old chesterfield out of the yard, I'd glance inside the house. Inside I'd notice a man, drinking beer, watching T.V. in his underwear, all the while collecting welfare from my tax dollars.
I'm a pretty patient guy, but I would have no patience in this case. I think it would take about 5 seconds before I'd snap, go to the house, kick in the door, and put my boot in the guy's face. Then I'd drag him outside, make him clean his yard, and when he's done there, I'd make him mow my lawn in return for all my money that went to his welfare.
The city really should crack down on people looking for a free ride. What they should really do is send the bylaw officers over to these homes and start dropping hefty fines on these people. Then, they'll either have to clean up their own yards, or be forced to start a new career in 'community service'. At least then they'll either be helping themselves or helping the city.
Heck, I'd even be willing to let the city pay these people a little something to clean their yards. The city is going to have to pay someone to clean the yard, why not let that someone be the resident of the home? Paying them may actually be the best solution; it will teach them a value of work and it will reduce their need for welfare money.
This is not a solution to the issue, it will only intensify the source of the problem. If this city starts providing lazy people with free yard clean ups, all it will do is encourage them to be even more lazy. I can just imagine some slob sitting on his couch in his underwear saying to himself, "Why should I clean my yard? The city will do it for free."
I tried to imagine myself as one of the city employees tasked with cleaning up such a yard. I'd be haulin' old chairs and bags of trash out of some imbecile's yard. As I assist a coworker with lifting an old chesterfield out of the yard, I'd glance inside the house. Inside I'd notice a man, drinking beer, watching T.V. in his underwear, all the while collecting welfare from my tax dollars.
I'm a pretty patient guy, but I would have no patience in this case. I think it would take about 5 seconds before I'd snap, go to the house, kick in the door, and put my boot in the guy's face. Then I'd drag him outside, make him clean his yard, and when he's done there, I'd make him mow my lawn in return for all my money that went to his welfare.
The city really should crack down on people looking for a free ride. What they should really do is send the bylaw officers over to these homes and start dropping hefty fines on these people. Then, they'll either have to clean up their own yards, or be forced to start a new career in 'community service'. At least then they'll either be helping themselves or helping the city.
Heck, I'd even be willing to let the city pay these people a little something to clean their yards. The city is going to have to pay someone to clean the yard, why not let that someone be the resident of the home? Paying them may actually be the best solution; it will teach them a value of work and it will reduce their need for welfare money.
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