I remember Carter. Actually, he gave us so much to remember I don’t remember that. I do remember learning that paper bags took trees, that paper in a land fill, buried in dirt, did not decompose, that you could read a buried newspaper 50 years later.
I think the idea here is to get everyone to carry their own bags to the store but the part about favoring paper over plastic is the perplexing part.
You're right. Of course, what happens when I find a huge sale on my favorite foods and can't buy as much as I want because I didn't bring enough bags? Or get to the store and find I forgot to bring my bag(s)? Liberals are so much smarter than the rest of us, both the shoppers and the grocers.