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| DATE | 2016-05-20 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [Hangout-NYLXS] Bag the Tax
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On 05/19/2016 06:04 PM, Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Ruben Safir (ruben-at-mrbrklyn.com):
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>> http://bagthetaxnyc.com/
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> I am shocked!, shocked! to see that this site is funded and maintained
> by one of the biggest manufacturers of plastic take-out bags.
>
> Next you'll be telling us there is gambling in casinos.
>
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Taxing plastic retail bags will have no effect on the economy.
Fact
The plastic bag industry employs over 30,000 Americans across the United
States, with 1,800 working families in New York State relying on the
plastic bag manufacturing and recycling sector for their livelihoods.
Alternatively, “reusable” bags are largely produced overseas.
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but incompatible with living as a free human being. -RI Safir 2013
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