http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/how-viable-is-a-plastic-bag-tax/ Business, Better. Since 2005 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/how-viable-is-a-plastic-bag-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-9127 Christopher-Peter: Maingot Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/04/how-viable-is-a-plastic-bag-tax/#comment-9127 D.C., Boston, New York, Toronto, or "tim buck two"....The plastic bag "legislation" and or "ACT" is simply another convoluted government "green plan" marketing scheme, and again, it's just putting another target on the consumer's backs and bucks too. Does anyone truly believe that they (consumers) were getting these plastic bags from the stores (retailers) for free, before? Do you honestly feel loved by your retailers & plastic bag manufacturers? And, you don't seriously believe "they" were giving away these before this latest "TAX GRAB ACT" right? No! You were paying for it before. The price of the plastic bag was built into the price of your steak and eggs...but now, you'll simply be paying for it again, because your government is seeing (TAX) to it. I don't know about others out there, but it seems to me like there is some back scratching going on here folks. If you don't have a re-usable bag, then you should get some...plastic bags should be out-law-ed all together. Some people are rich and, don't care about the 5 cents for a plastic bag, or the environment, for that matter! D.C., Boston, New York, Toronto, or “tim buck two”….The plastic bag “legislation” and or “ACT” is simply another convoluted government “green plan” marketing scheme, and again, it’s just putting another target on the consumer’s backs and bucks too. Does anyone truly believe that they (consumers) were getting these plastic bags from the stores (retailers) for free, before? Do you honestly feel loved by your retailers & plastic bag manufacturers? And, you don’t seriously believe “they” were giving away these before this latest “TAX GRAB ACT” right? No! You were paying for it before. The price of the plastic bag was built into the price of your steak and eggs…but now, you’ll simply be paying for it again, because your government is seeing (TAX) to it. I don’t know about others out there, but it seems to me like there is some back scratching going on here folks. If you don’t have a re-usable bag, then you should get some…plastic bags should be out-law-ed all together. Some people are rich and, don’t care about the 5 cents for a plastic bag, or the environment, for that matter!

]]> http://www.triplepundit.com/2009/04/how-viable-is-a-plastic-bag-tax/comment-page-1/#comment-9126 Nick Aster Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:53:07 +0000 http://www.triplepundit.com/wordpress/2009/04/how-viable-is-a-plastic-bag-tax/#comment-9126 Outstanding post. It totally blows my mind that well-meaning people fall for the baloney the plastic bag lobby is throwing out (no pun intended). I really hope we can get a similar tax in the US asap. Outstanding post. It totally blows my mind that well-meaning people fall for the baloney the plastic bag lobby is throwing out (no pun intended). I really hope we can get a similar tax in the US asap.

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