San Francisco's Mayor To Impose Cigarette Butt Fee

All Headline News ^ | May 19, 2009 | Julie Farby

[Adder]

The city would make billions!

Unless he is going to be laying off all thoise who pick up the cig butts, this is just a money grab.

There should be a politician tax...every word they utter should be taxed at a rate of a buck a syllable.

[I really need my own planet...I am so disgusted with the a$$holes on this one,,,,]

[mrsmel]

There’s another basis for taxing homosexuality, who wants to pick up used condoms? Especially in SF?

[Political Junkie Too]

I will admit that my pet peeve is watching someone on the freeway toss their butts out the window onto the road instead of dirtying up the ashtrays in their cars.

I especially hate the night visual of seeing the smoldering butt bounce on the asphalt.

-PJ

[jessduntno]

Does Bawney Fwank know about this?

[unkus]

[I really need my own planet...I am so disgusted with the a$$holes on this one,,,,]
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‘Beam us up Scotty.’

And I don’t recommend the new Star Trek

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Reminds me of the old saw,,,,”I knew she was smokin’, so I pinched her butt!”

[RooRoobird20]

“This has nothing to do with ‘littering’ and everything to do with greed.”

Totally agreed. Reminds me of lyrics from “Les Miserables”:

“Charge them for the lice
Extra for the mice
Two percent for looking in the mirror twice
Here a little slice, there a little cut
Three percent for sleeping with the windows shut.”

[Ken H]

Huh huh, he said "butt."

I don't care who you are, the word "butt" is funny!

[freekitty]

This guy is dumber than you know what.

[goodnesswins]

HA....one time I was walking thru the neighborhood grocery store parking lot on my way to shop....a young chick thru her bottle cap out of the car window...right in front of me...so, I bent down...picked it up, and threw it right back in the car! And, said....”don’t litter my neighborhood” and just kept on walking.

[MEGoody]

If they ever do this where I live, I’ll be emptying all my ashtrays on the city streets. Will probably throw out those McDonald’s cups too. Might as well get my money’s worth.

[5thGenTexan]

Or, "San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom is encouraging smokers to buy cigarettes outside the city".

[sockmonkey]

picked it up, and threw it right back in the car! And, said....”don’t litter my neighborhood” and just kept on walking.

LOL, when I read that I was pretty sure you didn't live in San Antonio. I was right.

[Joe 6-pack]

Proof that this is all about money is that even filterless cigarettes will no doubt, also be taxed...

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Agreed.

[T. P. Pole]

So, can you save your butts and turn them in to a reclaimation center and get your money back, like you do soda bottles? Might even give the homeless a way to make some money on the side. . .

[VA40]

the ashtrays in their cars.

You're showing your age here.

[maggief]

[Diana in Wisconsin]

“Fat, hairy, gay and stupid is no way to go through life, Son.” ;)

[Secret Agent Man]

Finally this is one tax I can agree with. If there is one city in the US that needs a ‘butt tax’, it’s San Francisco.