the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Apr 28, 2025
The Los Angeles City Council is getting ready to impose enormous increases for trash collection starting January 1, 2026. For single-family homes, trash collection fees would increase from $36 to $56 per month. Those who reside in apartment buildings would get an increase from $24 to $56—that is a much, much steeper increase.
And that’s just the beginning. Under this plan, trash fees will increase every year over the next five years.
As usual, city officials claim that these fee increases will help fill a one-billion-dollar gap in its current budget. But in reality, these fees are the most regressive imaginable, with every household paying the same set monthly trash collection fee, whether rich or poor. Someone in a multi-million-dollar mansion will pay the same fee as someone in a run-down, one-bedroom apartment in the middle of the worst slum!
With the mayor and city council also planning on laying off thousands of city workers, this clearly shows that the working class of Los Angeles is expected to pay for the budget deficit. The majority of the L.A. City Council may call themselves “progressive” Democrats, but their policies are aimed at protecting the capitalist class from the coming budget crisis.