Re: S.F. considers 17-cent tax on grocery bags

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From: mariposas morgan mair fheal grey...
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 20:08

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ya know if san francisco ever falls under adult supervision
rest of us are going to have to start paying for this kind of entertainment



In article <1107020992.600816.151600@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>,
 "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >Plastic bags, which account for 90% of the city's grocery sa�cks and
> >cause its recycling machines to jam, aren't the only target �of the
> >tax. Both paper and plastic bags litter the city's streets. �As a
> >result, according to a study by the city's Environment Depar�tment,
> the
> >50 million paper and plastic grocery bags used in San Franci�sco each
> 
> >year cost the city 17 cents apiece for cleanup and other cos�ts,
> adding
> >up to $8.5 million.
> 
> I see the United Socialist San Francisco Republic is at it again..  How
> about nailing litterers who toss the bags everywhere but the garbage
> with fines?

arf meow arf

cthulu loves you
he loves the little children
with ketchup please

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From: mariposas morgan mair fheal greykitten tomys des anges <mair_fheal@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: S.F. considers 17-cent tax on grocery bags
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:08:07 -0800
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