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How would you feel paying taxes on plastic bags?
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To reduce trash, Mayor Greg Nickels wants Seattle shoppers to pay a tax on all disposable bags at grocery and drug stores.
How would you like paying the .20 cent "green fee."
more details - http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localn...
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ShadowVariable wrote on 04/7/08 • 3:31pm
This doesn't really seem that bad on us, I know that our family uses a lot of bags, but we reuse them a lot, and .20$ isen't that bad. They proposed giving out one free bag to each family, so that should help out also. I would just say stock up on bag's from now on so when this hit's, you don't have to be worried.
OUT_TO_LOOT_206 wrote on 04/7/08 • 4:05pm
i think that is the stupidest thing i have ever heard of. why would i want to pay a 20 cent green fee on every single plastic bag that i use?? how about instead of charging us, why dosnt the government make these companies use Biodegradable bags or somthing??
j-mobile wrote on 04/13/10 • 5:15pm
I have mixed feeling on this topic. I do feel that we should get to the point where we use reusable bags. It does seem like a waste to get new bag every time we go shopping. I don't however like being forced to pay a tax for the bags. I think that if you go go to a store and use one of the paper or plastic bags at the store the cost for the bag should be added to the total. I guarantee that if this was the case, people would purchase the reusable bags. If this is what is actually what the Mayor is trying to push then I have no problem really. Plus, based on the article, everyone is going to be given a reusable bag before the tax even passes. As a result know one has an excuse anymore.
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Man, I just don't know about this one. It seems to me like this will hit those with low income more than anything tlse. It has good intentions but I think we should go about doing this in a different way. Perhaps adding an incentive, like a 1 cent (on the dollar) sales tax reduction if you use re-useable bags.
That way no one is getting hurt by this, except for the city (minus money) but I think in the long run it will work out for everyone's benefit.
What do you think about that?