ANOTHER TAX, ANOTHER TAX SPEARHEADED BY ANOTHER DEMOCRAT.
AND YET PEOPLE KEEPING VOTING FOR THEM.
CKM
BY DOROTHY PELLETT, FREE PRESS CORRESPONDENT
Taxing, banning, reusing or simply cutting down on their use — all are solutions up for debate as Vermont environmentalists search for the best solution, and the Legislature is poised to consider bag-tax measures in the upcoming session.
A bill before the House Ways and Means Committee would charge consumers 17 cents for each lightweight plastic bag they take home. State Rep. Johannah Leddy Donovan, D-Burlington, was the lead sponsor among 19 legislators on the bill, which was introduced last session.
“The 17-cent amount seemed significant enough to catch the attention of shoppers,” she said this month. “If we are going to change behavior, we must have a tax that is going to be meaningful.”
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A tax that is meaningful? How about a stupid tax for every dumb idea our legislators come up with their tax rate goes up. That should discourage their communist thinking.
CKM
2 comments:
This is not waste reducing, as plastic bags are not even close to cigarette ends and fast-food packaging. Also, I don’t personally believe that plastic bag should be disposable only, it is reusable in the same way that so-called other “reusable” bags. Though, it’s true they are not so durable, but they are definitely reusable and with much more options. We, in Toronto, had ban on them recently (or 5c levy on each), but IMHO, this is merely another indicator how we again chase trivial instead of doing what is really required.
Digart,
Thank you for your comment.
I agree with you. A tax is not the solution. We all want to live healthier and in a cleaner planet but this is not the way to do it. We need to get our merchandise home. Should we then use paper which costs trees?
Until an alternative is found we need bags.
One way is changing our habits. How many times are we given a bag for just one or two items? The stores should start to ask do you NEED a bag rather than just give one or ask do you want. That little word need will make people reflect. Changing habits and finding an alternative to plastic is the answer, never a tax.
Thanks again.
Carey
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