The NYC plastic bag wars

[Monkeyleg]

Don't Cuomo and Deblasio have something better to do?

http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/local-politics/2017/03/13/governor-to-create-plastic-bag-task-force-after-blocking-city-law-imposing-a-fee-on-consumers.html

[just Warren]

Appealing to supporters is always part of a politician's job.

[K Frame]

 "Opponents said it amounted to an unfair tax, and that it didn't make sense that stores would be allowed to keep the extra five cents."

 

In other words...

I would then be in the interests of the retailer to get the consumer to use far MORE plastic bags..

Only from a liberal hellhole comes ideas like that...

[MechAg94]

It would make more sense to just fund money to pay say 1 cent for used plastic bags.  However, I am not sure how they would prevent people getting packs of new back and turning them in.