Posted on 03/29/2020 3:18:36 PM PDT by John Semmens
Publicly acknowledging that reusable bags spread germs, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has temporarily lifted the City's ban on using disposable plastic bags to carry merchandise out of stores. Gov. Charlie Baker (R) bolstered this move by banning reusable bags statewide and allowing merchants to offer plastic bags in their place while the COVID-19 pandemic persists.
Numerous studies have amply demonstrated that reusable bags are infested with pathogens. It is one thing to allow anti-plastic zealots to carry them around. It is yet another for such bags to be made the only legal option for shoppers. Plastic bags became dominant in a free market because of their convenience, efficiency, and safety. Forcing everyone to use less convenient, less efficient and less safe reusable bags makes no sense.
Yet, both the Mayor and Governor insist that lifting the ban on plastic bags will be only a temporary respite from the baleful effects of the reusable bags. "Mandating that people rely on reusable bags has a 'feel good' quality to it," Baker said. "It doesn't seem wasteful like the single-use plastic bag does. People can easily imagine that they're doing something good for the environment."
Walsh pointed out that "in my opinion, the extra risk posed by reusable bags is relatively small compared to the psychological benefits gained from the belief that you are somehow helping the environment to be more pristine. And who's to say that hauling around harmful microbes when you shop doesn't help build a stronger 'herd immunity' in the long run?"
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It would be funny if it wasn’t the truth...
Yes would be funny except it’s the truth. A small thing in all that’s going on but it would make sense for the “powers that be” to tell everyone to leave the reusable bags at home, and just let the store bag up your stuff with fresh with at least a chance of probably virus free plastic. Yes, you can disinfect your reusable, but just like wearing a mask even if you have no sign of virus, just good policy, even if small effect. One of the few things that does not restrict liberty in any real way.
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There’s stores by me that offer used plastic bags at checkout. Usually health food stores that think they are helping the everyone. Next time I’m going to turn them down and say they are disgusting and can carry disease, they may have been on a bathroom floor, who knows.
“We’re unhappy to announce that we must suspend our virtue signaling plastic bag ban temporarily due to an actual crisis. When the crisis passes, we will resume our useless and meaningless virtue signaling plastic bag ban. That is all.”
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