Sunday, December 4, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO DREAMS UP YET ANOTHER WAY TO GOUGE FOR MONEY

Where Windbags Dare To Outlaw Plastic Bags
By Debra J. Saunders
TownHall.com   
On his official website, San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi starts his list of accomplishments with this item: "Plastic Bag Ban: First-in-the-Nation ban on plastic bags in chain grocery stores and drug stores, which sparked similar legislation around the world from Oakland to Canada to Paris to Beijing." In his final month as supervisor before he becomes sheriff, Mirkarimi wants to expand the ban so that it applies to all stores and requires retailers to charge customers for bags at the checkout counter.

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