NEWS FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC – AT 8:41 A.M. ET:   Are these people serious?  Well, it's Seattle, the San Francisco of the north country, so I assume they are.  This is what the start of a nanny state looks like.  From Breitbart: 

The City of Seattle just passed a new trash ordinance that would fine residents and businesses for throwing away too much food.

The new rules would allow garbage collectors to inspect trash cans and ticket offending parties if food and compostable material makes up 10 percent or more of the trash.

The fines will begin at $1 for residents and $50 for businesses and apartment buildings, according to the Seattle Times.

Seattle Public Utilities requested the new rules after falling short of its recycling goals of 60 percent of trash by 2015, according to the Times. The recycling rate in 2013 was 56 percent.

The Seattle city council vote on the new rules was 9-0.

COMMENT:  Are they going to have a corps of inspectors for this?  Like meter maids?  What happens if your refrigerator breaks down and you have to throw away a load of food?  What happens if your diet suddenly changes because of illness?  What happens if you had a party and there's the usual half-eaten stuff left over?  Do you need things like doctor's notes?  Notes from mommy?  Permission from the commissioner of delicious trash? 

How are they gonna measure ten percent?  Weight? 

Do you get the feeling that some bureaucrats in Seattle have too much time on their hands?

Gee, I remember when Seattle was known for building Boeings.  Those were the days.

September 25, 2014