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Washington slaps fee on plastic shopping bags
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.af09375837a21e6bf486e0c8aed43c9a.01&show_article=1 ^
Posted on 12/31/2009 6:57:21 PM PST by CSA Rebel
Residents of the US capital may have to dig a little deeper into their pockets when they go grocery shopping once the city slaps a five-cent levy on each plastic bag issued at the checkout line.
The measure, which takes effect on January 1, 2010 and is the first such initiative in the United States, seeks to make consumers bear the brunt of clean up costs for the bags which currently are dispensed for free with a customer's purchases.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia
KEYWORDS: bluezones; grocery; recycle; taxincrease
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To: Kaslin
To be honest I hate plastic bags. I have been using those reusable bags now for over 2 years I hope that you are not buying any chicken or other raw meat. Not good with the reusable bags.
To: Irish Eyes
Don’t tell me you buy your chicken and other raw meat unwrapped?
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01/01/2010 3:44:25 PM PST
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Kaslin
(Acronym for 0bama: One Big Ass Mistake America)
To: Kaslin
Dont tell me you buy your chicken and other raw meat unwrapped? LOL..no, but it has been known to leak occasionally
To: Kaslin
"To be honest I hate plastic bags. I have been using those reusable bags now for over 2 years "
Again...to be honest, that is YOUR choice, not the governments, and that should be what America and freedom are all about.
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01/01/2010 6:27:39 PM PST
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FrankR
(Hey Wishy-Washington....cram it down our throats in '09, we'll shove it up your ass in '10)
To: FrankR
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01/02/2010 4:18:24 AM PST
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Kaslin
(Acronym for 0bama: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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