Posted by
BLOGASSAULT on Friday, February 08, 2008 2:53:16 PM
The Rocky Mountain News had an article on a group called Better Bags Colorado who want to add a ten cent surcharge to all plastic bags at grocery stores.
"The only way you're going to change your behavior, really, is to have a little ouch at the checkout because you get enough ouches and you'll make a new habit out of it."
No, that's how left thinking would handle that situation. Cause pain to the consumer.
Right thinking would offer a tax incentive to businesses who offered an alternative to plastic bags.
San Francisco tried this a few years back, and it didn't work. Instead, they banned them entirely. Actually, I would prefer they just ban them instead of trying to make money at it.
Click here if you want some great ideas on other uses for those evil little plastic bags.
