I’m reading the comments after the article...The New Yorkers seem to love the idea.
Progressives think that using Gubmint to change people’s behavior for whatever reason is A GOOD IDEA. Liberalism 101.
I never thought I’d say any “tax” was good, but I would personally be in favor of a tax like this. I HATE THOSE PLASTIC BAGS! If a tax would force everyone to use paper or cloth, it would be a better world. Have you ever gone to a land fill and seen how those things last forever? On the sides of the roads, in the water. And they aren’t even a GOOD bag! I’m not a tree hugger. I want logging to be vastly encouraged, but I hate these bags and doing away with them alltogether would make me a happy person.