Friday, December 23, 2011
Meanwhile - in San Francisco - Plastic Bags
I'm all for preserving the environment; however, "City documents report that single-use plastic bags represent 0.13 percent of California's total waste stream".
It seems that there must be something else that would benefit more from being "fixed"...
It seems that there must be something else that would benefit more from being "fixed"...
At Townhall.com, Debra J. Saunders writes about San Francisco's thinking:
"Exhibit A: San Francisco's groundbreaking Happy Meal law. McDonald's got around the ordinance that banned free toys with meals that don't meet City Hall's nutritional standards by announcing it will charge customers an extra 10 cents if they want a toy with the food.
Exhibit B: The Mirkarimi plan. Supervisors will vote on Plastic Bag 2.0 this month. It would come with a mandatory charge of at least 10 cents per bag starting July 1, possibly rising to 25 cents in 2014. Retailers would get to keep your dimes."
