Jackson, Ms is jacked up (Merged)

I'd like to hear the council's explanation as to why they're willing to force citizens to pay upwards of 30% more to go to Waste Management and only Waste Management, if what the mayor is saying it's true. If I lived there, I'd be livid.
A couple of companies here jacked up their rates by 30-40% and cut pickups to once per week instead of twice. So half the service for a hefty price increase. Lot of customers here were absolutely livid. And waste management isn't the only industry where you're seeing trends like this. Inflation is bad and salaries aren't keeping up.

My salary went up last year, but compared to inflation, I'm actually losing purchasing power.