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City sues man for canceling trash service

The lawsuit, filed by San Carlos Deputy City Attorney Linda Noeske in San Mateo Superior Court on Jan. 22, seeks a permanent injunction forcing House to maintain garbage service. City officials are also seeking to recoup from House the costs of the lawsuit.

The lawsuit claims House broke the city’s municipal code requiring all residential, commercial and industrial properties to contract with Allied Waste for pickup at least once a week — a standard requirement in most cities, San Carlos Deputy City Manager Brian Moura said.

“It’s just me and my dog, so I don’t have a whole lot of garbage to begin with and I recycle everything,” he said.

I'm surprised that Fatherland Security is not investigating him for Un-American activities. He's obviously not spending enough money in the economy and being a good little consumer. If his actions spread, the entire economy may tank!

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That's just sick that a city can "require" that you contract with a specific company. So much for the free market in San Carlos.

This is what Friedman had to say about the household in relation to free markets and coercion:

"Since the household always has the alternative of producing directly for itself, it need not enter into any exchange unless it benefits from it. Hence, no exchange will take place unless both parties do benefit from it. Co-operation is thereby achieved without coercion." Milton Friedman - Capitalism and Freedom