A recent skirmish over the 1 percent’s feces is currently being worked out by the Florida state legislature.

One of the places that Jeff Bezos lives is a man-made island off the coast of Florida called Indian Creek Village. The island is predominantly populated by other billionaires and is colloquially known as the “Billionaire Bunker.” In fact, if you’re not a billionaire, it’s quite difficult to get in. The bridge from the mainland to the island is closed to the public and protected by armed guards and a sophisticated security system.

However, if the island is almost entirely cut off from the rest of humanity, the island’s inhabitants still seem intent on sharing one thing with members of the outside world: their piss and shit.

Indian Creek doesn’t have the underground infrastructure to deal with its own poop, so the solution it came up with was to funnel it through Surfside into a wider regional sewage system. Unfortunately, Surfside didn’t want the poop unless Indian Creek was willing to contribute $10 million to the community for future sewer system improvements. Indian Creek has referred to this request as “extortion.”

  • lapping6596@lemmy.world
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    I would bet they spent way less than 10 million. Lobbying in the US seems to generally a great deal compared to the value one receives.

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      Given musk didn’t get his tax credit I’m not so sure. But he did remove all possible oversight from his companies so he can make them less safe, treat his workers worse, and make more fraudulent claims about his products. Its always about power and never cost effectiveness.