Five-cent tax
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@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.
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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.
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Why is Fairfax County taxing their citizens to pay for state run programs?
The Brad
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@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.
@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.
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Why is Fairfax County taxing their citizens to pay for state run programs?
@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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@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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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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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.
@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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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.
@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?
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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.
@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...
