Not long ago, I wrote about the hysteria environmentalists cause in order to create “awareness”.  Years ago, we were all told we were using way too many paper bags at the supermarket. 

We were selfish, greedy, and responsible for the cutting down of trees.  Now I don’t remember, as a consumer, being responsible for the introduction of paper bags to the supermarkets in the first place, yet we were the ones blamed for their use. 

We were told plastic bags were the most responsible alternative, and we were forced to comply. 

According to Wednesday’s Boston Herald, 

State Sen. Brian A. Joyce (D-Milton) wants to place a levy on plastic shopping bags, calling the ubiquitous carryalls an environmental hazard.  Each bag would be taxed 2 cents at the checkout at first.  In seven years, that tax would climb to 15 cents. 

The idea is to get you, the shopper, to stop using them. 

“I think we’ve come up with a fairly modest stipend,” Joyce said.  

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