Letter to the editor

I was really intrigued when i came upon the article "Disposable Income". I found it to be highly insightful and very unique. I mean I live in San Jose and see elderly asian men and women with large sacks of recyclables hovering up and down the streets. I always thought nothing of it that they were just doing this in their spare time. I had no idea that it was actually a way of serious income for these people. I do not think its fair that there is a new law that hinders this and makes it harder for these people to earn an honest way to live. I do not think that this is considered stealing as it is garbage that would otherwise end up in a land fill. San Francisco recycles about 63% of its trash and I think that a large part of that is owed to these people. I do not think that there is anything wrong with this type of work. It supplies income for elderly people who would not otherwise have a job anywhere else.