Five-cent tax

[Jolly]

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/572368-most-populous-virginia-county-approves-tax-on-plastic-bags

[jon-nyc]

Wish they'd done that here instead of an outright ban.

[89th]

I just moved from Fairfax County. Just in time!

[George K]

I think Chicago has a 7¢ per bag tax on plastic bags.

[Horace]

@george-k said in Five-cent tax:

I think Chicago has a 7¢ per bag tax on plastic bags.

Maybe they should tax body bags, if they're looking for a real windfall.

[Axtremus]

I’ll keep enjoying the store-supplied plastic bags as long as they remain free or easily affordable. No guilt here as I reuse those plastic bags as trash bags to line the trash cans, so I save on trash bags.

[Catseye3]

@horace said in Five-cent tax:

Maybe they should tax body bags, if they're looking for a real windfall.

LOL. Great idea! Write Lori! (Use simple words.)

[Catseye3]

@axtremus said in Five-cent tax:

No guilt here as I reuse those plastic bags as trash bags to line the trash cans, so I save on trash bags.

Me too, Ax. Other uses also.

[LuFins Dad]

Why is Fairfax County taxing their citizens to pay for state run programs?

[Jolly]

@catseye3 said in Five-cent tax:

@axtremus said in Five-cent tax:

No guilt here as I reuse those plastic bags as trash bags to line the trash cans, so I save on trash bags.

Me too, Ax. Other uses also.

Absolutely.

[Copper]

@lufins-dad said in Five-cent tax:

Why is Fairfax County taxing their citizens to pay for state run programs?

Just part of the process of turning from red to blue.

[Axtremus]

@copper said in Five-cent tax:

Just part of the process of turning from red to blue.

Blue is good. Red is communism.

[Loki]

Plastic water bottles too.

Plastic bags are choking the environment. I suspect humans can survive this or pay for the convenience. Hopefully 5 cents is enough to mitigate the waste and damage.

A plastic bag has a half life shorter than a fruit fly, and likely on average provide a few seconds of convenience.

We suck if this a hard issue.

[Doctor Phibes]

They did this in the UK in 2015. The world didn't end. People use re-usable bags a lot more now.

I'm sure some people got very over-excited about it, and then forgot to be outraged after a couple of weeks.

[Loki]

@doctor-phibes said in Five-cent tax:

They did this in the UK in 2015. The world didn't end. People use re-usable bags a lot more now.

I'm sure some people got very over-excited about it, and then forgot to be outraged after a couple of weeks.

You know its a slippery slope, first they take away your plastic bags and you know its just a cynical attempt to chip away at your liberty.

[Copper]

I can just about guarantee that plastic bags are not choking the environment in Fairfax County.

The 5 cent tax will never be used to fix a litter problem that probably doesn't exist.

[George K]

@doctor-phibes said in Five-cent tax:

People use re-usable bags a lot more now.

Didn't I see a report a few months ago saying that the reusable bags are quite bacteria-laden?

[Jolly]

Yep.

[Jolly]

@doctor-phibes said in Five-cent tax:

They did this in the UK in 2015. The world didn't end. People use re-usable bags a lot more now.

I'm sure some people got very over-excited about it, and then forgot to be outraged after a couple of weeks.

Y'all dont buy groceries in the UK. You don't have kitchens, frigs and freezers big enough to store anything...