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National PC Recycling Plan Proposed, Again

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the cleaning-up dept.

ThinSkin writes "Two U.S. Representatives have proposed a bill to resuscitate a national recycling program for electronic waste, following the successful launch of two state-run programs. The bill would create the National Computer Recycling Act, and if approved by Congress and signed into law, would tack on a $10 administrative fee to the sale price of computers and monitors to fund recycling efforts."

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  1. What's a computer? by Odo · · Score: 5, Insightful
    > The proposed NCRA legislation covers both monitors and computer chasses, as well as a "computer with a central processing unit and monitor integrated in a single device," or a laptop.

    Where (and how) do they draw the line? Desktop computer > laptop > palmtop > wristwatch > implant ... maybe it would be better to charge by mass or percentage value (a laptop != a Cray).

    I'm not criticising goal of this law, just curious how an arbitrary line is drawn. Arbitrarily is my guess.

    1. Re:What's a computer? by Pete+LaGrange · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Oil or no, recycling material is a good idea. It makes things cheaper by not having to mine for it.

      If it's cheaper let somebody collect it and sell it at a profit.
      Why involve yet another layer of gov't bureaucracy to screw things?

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      loyalty above all, save honor
  2. More taxes by bullterror · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Gas tax, property tax, federal income tax, state income tax, social security tax, sales tax, tarrifs on goods we purchase, capital gains tax, federal telephone fees, vehicle registration (buy a nice car and now I can't even afford the plates on it) and the thousand other taxes that I cannot afford to pay.

    I don't pay enough taxes. 50% of my income just isn't enough. Add it up folks. The government has $150 hammers to buy. Don't try and pawn the blame off on one political party, either. They're both guilty.

    Most people have no clue what they're paying in taxes. The pump thier gas and wonder why it's so expensive but don't even see the 50 cent a gallon tax. They pay their mortgage and don't see the thousands of dollars they're paying in property tax because it's rolled into the payment. Their taxes are deducted right out of thier paycheck. I'm self employed, wait until you have to write out all these checks, it works. Are they going to tax motherboards when I build computers? This will be really good for the struggling IT economy.