tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post1384082778582834281..comments2023-09-06T05:58:02.522-07:00Comments on Palousitics: Is This The Right Time...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-25261047231124756992008-08-19T20:17:00.000-07:002008-08-19T20:17:00.000-07:00"Can anyone think of any other fees/taxes/laws des..."Can anyone think of any other fees/taxes/laws designed to solely control/limit politically incorrect behavior? Can you imagine what the Pandora's Box this would open if passed?"<BR/><BR/>I can think of at least one other Pullman ordinance that fits. The required garbage and recycling fee. That one still sticks in my craw.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-23165298694271245962008-08-19T18:29:00.000-07:002008-08-19T18:29:00.000-07:00Tom - Brian tells me that we've got more than 40 ...Tom - <BR/> <BR/>Brian tells me that we've got more than 40 signatures so far. The students are back and they're not liking this bag tax idea.Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-65523474489865963972008-08-19T15:48:00.000-07:002008-08-19T15:48:00.000-07:00The thing that really gets me is apparently those ...The thing that really gets me is apparently those of us who are "less intelligent" take our 15 bags of groceries home, unload the groceries and then throw the plastic bags out the window. I am so tired of "them" telling me where to shop, what to think how to recycle, etc. I recycle as much, if not more than the next guy!!LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06326775151744193804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-81942705558250527192008-08-19T14:37:00.000-07:002008-08-19T14:37:00.000-07:00Speeding and noxious weeds nagatively affect other...Speeding and noxious weeds nagatively affect other people. Using a plastic bag to carry items from a store to home affects no one.April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-6585626660636627032008-08-19T14:19:00.000-07:002008-08-19T14:19:00.000-07:00Exactly, April. It is nothing more than a heavy-h...Exactly, April. It is nothing more than a heavy-handed attempt to discourage/stop actions deemed inappropriate by some. Not ILLEGAL, mind you, as determined by law, just objectionable to the "progressives."<BR/><BR/>Can anyone think of any other fees/taxes/laws designed to solely control/limit politically incorrect behavior? Can you imagine what the Pandora's Box this would open if passed?Tom Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080804561058476349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-90732581877181307732008-08-19T14:11:00.000-07:002008-08-19T14:11:00.000-07:00Each plastic bag costs the retailer a fraction of ...Each plastic bag costs the retailer a fraction of a penny. But lets say each bag costs one penny. Is a 2000% fee or tax fair?April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-81840782051785013652008-08-19T13:59:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:59:00.000-07:00The universally recognized legal distincition betw...The universally recognized legal distincition between fee and tax is that the primary purpose of a "tax" is to raise revenue, while a the primary purpose of a "fee" is to offset the cost of providing a service.<BR/><BR/>In this case, as 20 cents is far more than the cost of the bag and the store providing the bag does not realize any payback, it is a <EM>tax</EM>, regardless of whether the city keeps the money or not.<BR/><BR/>The analogy comparing the plastic bag tax to paying a "fee" for a speeding ticket or noxious weeds in a letter to the editor on Saturday is completely absurd. Those are not fees, they are penalties for illegal actions. Plastic bags are not (yet) illegal.Tom Forbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02080804561058476349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-67031058305286732742008-08-19T13:57:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:57:00.000-07:00I am looking forward to the Daily Evergreen man on...I am looking forward to the Daily Evergreen man on the street interview in which a college student from Seattle is quoted as saying, "I think it's a good idea because it will help the environment. Besides, I do all my shopping in Moscow so the new fee won't really affect me."April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-43865776864220284642008-08-19T13:39:00.000-07:002008-08-19T13:39:00.000-07:00There will never be a right time to add a fee (tax...There will never be a right time to add a fee (tax). I think calling it a fee somehow makes it right in their minds and plus if just might fool the public.Victoria Dehlbomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535714825614314988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-9135307480177615842008-08-19T12:45:00.000-07:002008-08-19T12:45:00.000-07:00"Is this the right time to add a 20 cent tax to ea..."Is this the right time to add a 20 cent tax to each plastic shopping bag?"<BR/> <BR/>Obviously not - there is not ever a right time to do that.Paul E. Zimmermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04480215501034566588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13796804.post-68028340439148057282008-08-19T09:38:00.000-07:002008-08-19T09:38:00.000-07:00I stopped by the fruit stand on Grand Ave. and too...I stopped by the fruit stand on Grand Ave. and took home my organically grown fruit in a plastic bag. LOL!April E. Cogginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940677956053695836noreply@blogger.com