The power to believe II

[Peter_Puget]

Bag Tax

 

$.20 per bag? $.05 to the retailer?

 

The primary purpose of this tax is:

 

1) To raise revenue.

2) To reduce Greenhouse gases.

 

Pick one.....

[olyclimber]

Come on Peter. Felix looked sharp, even if he made it too interesting.

 

Its like the zoned parking. You get to charge people to park in their own neighborhood and then give everyone else parking tickets and towing charges. The profits of which are all eaten up by the meter maid salaries and parking enforcement cart costs. Its a great little social program to create jobs (meter maids and towing jobs) and raise blood pressure.

[Peter_Puget]

More details now:

 

Small businesses that gross less than $1 million a year would be able to keep the entire 20-cent fee.

 

egads...just another reason why the Seattle is becoming less family friendly......

[olyclimber]

The next sentence was more interesting...

 

Small businesses that gross less than $1 million a year would be able to keep the entire 20-cent fee. The fee does not apply to smaller bags, such as those used in the produce section of many grocery stores.

 

"I'm sorry, we no longer have small bags available, you'll have to use this larger bag".

 

 

What if I bring my own bags? This will create a society of two classes....those with bags, and those without. Only rich people will be able to afford bags. The Great Bag Divide. Just another way for the Man to keep us down.

[archenemy]

I will become Bag Lady, Mistress of Plastic.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I will become ... Mistress of Plastic.

 

become?