tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post1291829952282479303..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: 3-30-13 HodgepodgeGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-27330541762575853022013-03-30T14:31:26.918-06:002013-03-30T14:31:26.918-06:00Did you turn in that much aluminum that someone wa...Did you turn in that much aluminum that someone was willing to pay for, or was there some government-mandated surcharge per can to "incentivize" recycling, that you then received?<br /><br />Even if that were the case, there would be nothing wrong <i>per se</i> with what you did, but the government has no business inducing people to waste time on such an activity. What else might you have done were you not scavenging cans?Gus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-30068770968810507672013-03-30T11:19:10.524-06:002013-03-30T11:19:10.524-06:00The soda can thing reminded me of my cousin and I ...The soda can thing reminded me of my cousin and I (the only two males of our generation on that side of the family). When we were 16, we'd collect the cans from the family and take them to the recycling center. Then we'd take the money and go have fun--watch a movie, or play paintball, or something. To us, $20 was a huge windfall! It's probably not worth it now for me to recycle (not that way, at least--I have better uses for aluminum, such as casting), but back then it kept us out of trouble (well...mostly!), helped keep the houses clean, and made the recycling center money. <br /><br />So sometimes yeah, recycling makes sense! But most of the time, it's just a waste, I agree. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com