Dear Mr. Mayor,
I came across an article about a creative entrepreneur who lives in your City and would like to bring this matter to your attention:
I strongly disagree with the City’s Volunteer Earth Day Clean-Up. If I were Mayor “The Litter Guy” would be a Union man, with paid benefits, paid vacation, a pension plan, a uniform provided by the City and there would be so many more like him. Actually, I do recall a time in our City’s not too distant past when that’s exactly what Litter Men were – PAID instead of volunteers – and I just don’t believe that there’s no money in the budget for this type of employment.
I don’t live in "The Litter Guy’s" neighbourhood but, if I should cross his path, I’ll be sure to give him a few dollars straight out of my line of credit.
Oh, by the way, Mr. Mayor, I was just a tad late paying one of my property tax installments and I was sent an invoice for a late charge in the amount of $20.00. I think that’s just a tad too much for a tax bill under $400.00? I actually considered signing up for the City’s deferred tax program and defer my taxes for three years, or until I find a job, so I don’t have to go into debt to cover the expense, but I decided to make the payment from my line of credit instead. Twenty Dollars! Well, that’s about two hours of my after-tax pay earned working on temporary assignments because of the severe job shortage in this City.
Hats off to “The Litter Guy”! Yes, we all have to eat.
Sincerely,
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