A ban on plastic grocery bags?

Originally Posted by Gavin Newsom

"Well guys this paper or plastic thing has come to a head; what a dilemma. I gotta great idea, let's legislate unnessarily and maybe throw in a tax. I just love meddling in business under the guise of environmental concern. It's so entertaining to watch those little entrepreneurs try to adapt. C'mon guys, let's rent a jet to fly over and piss on John Locke's grave!"

I wonder why SF is the most expensive place to live. Roll up to a hotel and expect to pay 48USD a night just for parking, and that's somehow considered a good deal.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Genthar

Result: Major windfall for the government in the early stage and continues to generate a little revenue every day now. Reduction in the waste of plastic grocery bags by an estimated 85%.

So the gov't and the "environment" win at the expense of the consumer and the business who manufactures plastic bags. I still don't see the justification in passing legislation and levying taxes just cause some people don't choose to be socially responsible enough to not litter.

20 US cents per bag? You guys are seriously getting ripped off. What's next, legislation to require the mandatory use of cloth toilet paper and diapers?

There's nowhere I can't reach.