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Plastic Tax!

 
Posted by Anita QuincyUser2141_level Thursday, September 24 2009 2 comments

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On yesterday's The View, on ABC, the panel of women were discussing the merits of sin tax on cigarettes.  Whoopie Goldberg, the moderator and smoker, thought that if you are going to tax cigarettes why not other sins like alcohol and junk food.  Good point.  But the little greenie in me came out and I thought if you are going to tax a sin that will eventually decomposs like a cigarette (yes I agree they do pollute the water ways, roads etc), why are we not proposing a tax on plastic?  Could there be a greater sin of convenience?  It NEVER decomposes and kills our eco systems, is a huge trash vortex in the pacific and will be around till the end of time.  Why aren't plastic bags, bottles etc. taxed???  What do you think?

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  • Green_hollywood

    Holly GreenwoodUser2664_level said on September 24, 2009

    I understand what you are saying Anita, but it really is not realistic because the manufacturing costs would increase either 1) driving up the costs of consumer goods or 2) take less money out of the manufacturers hands and then less into the workers hands.

    Although perhaps a tax on bottles would be interesting, yet taxes as a deterrent has not really stop cigarette smoking either.

    At the end of the day there just needs to be more awareness and education.

    Thanks for your post!
  • Dad5

    Surinder SainiUser306_level said on September 24, 2009

    Holly, I agree that awareness and education is needed to stop people from using plastics. But very many people just do not care about doing the right things for the environment. Leveling a tax on plastic at least may bring in some money, that could help fund the clean up of the mess left by such people. Moreover, plastic is made from oil and this in itself would create environmental issues and on top of that US would have to continue to buy foreign oils and further exasperate the trade deficits. Plastics have a much bigger impact upon the environment than the other "sin habits" do. So, I would not mind paying a little extra if that would help the environment. Good post, Anita.

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