Lawns

 >Why not tax people who have lawns - double the amount if
there is one in =
>front and behind the house?
>Future generations will wonder at our arrogance - wasting
water, =
>fertilizer, oil & gasoline,

Hmmm.

We complain bitterly when homeowner associations and
neighborhood yard vigilantes try to stop us from gardening
with drought-tolerant plants.  We say they should mind their
own business and respect our right to landscape the way we
want to.

Then we turn around and try to eliminate their lawns.

Two sides of the same coin.  If we try to force our tastes
on 'them,' they are sure to impose theirs on us.

I think we should do this through persuasion and gentle
education, not regulation.  If water and fertilizer are
precious, let's tax them directly and let people make their
own decisions about how to spend their money.

Mike
San Jose, CA (zone 9, min temp 20F)
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