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$3,000 for a trash can is crazy. Would any of you pay that for your home? Why do governments do so?

• bigyabai 8mo ago
  > Why do governments do so? The answer is in the article, you just have to read it: San Francisco tested out a generic $630 wire mesh trash can but chose the Slim Silhouette because it found the Silhouette’s opening, with a snorkel design, was better at preventing rummaging and its stainless steel body was easier to maintain. The eye-popping price of these modern trash cans has little to do with permitting and red tape, like stories of $1.7m public toilets. Thoughtful designs are more expensive, and many cities believe it’s necessary to pay the premium.
  • silexia 8mo ago
    Or because the "right contractor" gets the bid and kicks back the money to the dirty politicians. Or because government employees just don't care because it's not their money. No ordinary citizen would spend their money this way, only a corrupt or wasteful government would do this. Their logic given is asinine.
    • bigyabai 8mo ago
      > No ordinary citizen would spend their money this way This might surprise you; there are lots of things that city governments pay for that ordinary citizens have no use for.