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		Dylan16807 on Jan 24, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oregon Bottle Deposit System Hits 90 Percent Redem... Taking bottles out of recycling bins is not doing useful labor.

freehunter on Jan 24, 2019 [–]

And no one asked them to or hired them to do the work. It's like calling someone a street sweeper because they picked up a dime off the sidewalk. Sure it's money in their pocket but it's not exactly a job.

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