2004 Senate Bill 1308: Impose plastic shopping bag tax

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Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on June 17, 2004, to impose a tax of two-cents per bag on nonbiodegradable plastic shopping bags. The tax revenue could only be used for public school operating purposes and regional recycling operations.
- Referred to the Senate Finance Committee on June 17, 2004.

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1) San Francisco Bag tax by Anonymous Citizen on November 30, 2004
Given that Ireland has cut their usage of plastic bags by 66% using a tax, San Francisco is considering a 17 cent tax on all grocery front end plastic and paper bags.
This is all good. When you can't make people use their heads, you make them use their wallets.
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2) Buzzzz, WAY wrong answer! by Anonymous Citizen on October 14, 2004
If you actually trust that every person standing in front of you at the grocery store will be using a clean and sanitary bag for their purchase, or will actually take the time to "wash it" properly, you're a tad more naive that I originally thought.

Why do you think that our society moved away from public water pails and sippers to disposable cups?

Here's a hint: it wasn't because they wanted to be "wasteful".
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3) Reuse your own bag by Anonymous Citizen on October 13, 2004
This poster thinks that we'd be forced to reuse someone else's bag. Nonsense--reuse your own darn bag! And if it gets nasty, just wash it.

I tell you, changing habits can sometimes be tough. But really, so many people on this planet reuse their shopping bags. The waste we're used to in this country is recent (since the stores started giving out bags) and unnecessary.
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