Yep, in NYS the 5 cent fee is split 3 cents to government for social programs and 2 cents to the store for the bag. Another redistribution scam to save the environment.
We’ll either go over the border or buy our own paper bags. I hope Trump starts selling them. If not MAGA paper grocery bags, then MAGA reusable totes (very machine washable please since the damn things can be a disease vector).