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Five-cent tax

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  • Catseye3C 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.

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    @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.

    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

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

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      @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.

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      • CopperC 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.

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        @copper said in Five-cent tax:

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

        Blue is good. Red is communism.

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          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.

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            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.

            I was only joking

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            • Doctor PhibesD 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.

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              @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.

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                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.

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                • Doctor PhibesD 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.

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                  @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?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    Yep.

                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    • Doctor PhibesD 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.

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                      @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...

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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