This time, it's Shaker Heights, not Cleveland Heights.
http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2011/06/plastic_bag_fee_would_help_cit.html
Mark Cassell has the gall to call this an "out of the box" solution. New taxes, out of the box? What planet is this guy from? This is what's known as a consumption tax, and it's regressive. That means it hits lower and middle income people the hardest.
It's all very easy to call for a new tax when you live in a $300,000+ home in Shaker Heights as Mr. Cassell does. It wouldn't be so easy for people who have to pay those fees. And NEWS FLASH, some of us use those plastic bags to hold our recyclables.
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