Re: Lawns
- To: m*@worldnet.att.net
- Subject: Re: Lawns
- From: C* D* <c*@fix.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1999 16:15:30 -0800
> >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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Hear! Hear! ---Chas---
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