I live in a university town, and haven't seen that.  Maybe our students 
are poorer than the ones in your town.  If I did see that, I'd consider 
it a windfall, and scarf that stuff up.  Dave Mc

On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 9:44 PM, Stephen Grisanti wrote:

> "I have to disagree with it because you don’t destroy good usable
> things that still have a purpose for no reason whatsoever other than 
> trying
> to artificially boost the economy."
>
> Straying only slightly more off Vanagon topic, the waste is what some 
> of us see and it is visible in lots of places, and it hurts.  Try a 
> college town when summer rolls around, and check the dumpsters for 
> computers, bikes, furniture, clothing and more bought with daddy's 
> money and deemed too troublesome to pack up and move or even to be 
> donated.
>
> Stephen