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Texas: Fee to use plastic bags after ban in Brownsville
http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=509356 ^ | 9-9-2010 | Rafael Carranza

Posted on 09/12/2010 11:01:43 AM PDT by dragnet2

Under new changes to the ban on plastic bags in Brownsville, shoppers will be charged an extra dollar for every transaction in which they use plastic bags after the ban goes into effect.

Starting January 5, the use of plastic bags will be banned inside the Brownsville city limits in effort to go green.

"We want to have a beautiful city,” Commissioner Edward Camarillo said. “We want to make sure that we take care of the environment."

The surcharge would be handed out by the stores.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: brownsville; plasticbags; texas
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To: dragnet2

Well, I think that the fine folks of Brownsville need to do their shopping just outside of town. Problem solved - they can still use plastic bags, and tax revenues in Brownsville drop as stores within the city have fewer sales.

As an added bonus, employment within the city drops as stores lay off, but stores outside of the city which still allow people to use bags hire more workers to accomodate the greater customer load.


61 posted on 09/13/2010 12:38:50 PM PDT by meyer (Our own government has become our enemy,...)
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To: Global2010

In San Francisco, a male might get away with carrying one of those. Around here, you'd get ridiculed, and possibly shot if you get too close to someone's kids.

62 posted on 09/13/2010 12:44:43 PM PDT by meyer (Our own government has become our enemy,...)
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To: Global2010
Someone one just came up with another “tax” under the guise of being “green”.

That's exactly what all this green BS is - a way to take away money from those that earned it to distribute among the elite and to use to buy the votes of the lazy.

63 posted on 09/13/2010 12:46:39 PM PDT by meyer (Our own government has become our enemy,...)
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To: mnehring
. . .I've been to Brownsville and it is one of the ugliest cities in Texas.

This is true, but they do have a wonderful zoo.

64 posted on 09/15/2010 8:37:14 AM PDT by TheMom (I wish mosquitoes sucked fat instead of blood.)
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To: dragnet2

They say it happened in San Antonio !!!

Obama will be making no more public speeches in Texas.

He claims every time he gets up on stage to make a speech, some Texas cotton farmers starts bidding on him.

God Bless Texas!


65 posted on 09/15/2010 6:18:54 PM PDT by B4Ranch (Conflict is inevitable; Combat is an option. Train for the fight.)
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To: MrEdd
"Let's watch"

Brownsville shoppers are one step closer to Eden for six days now.


66 posted on 01/10/2011 8:28:33 PM PST by I see my hands (How's that ballot box working out for you?)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Even the western sides of WA and OR States are too green for me. I've been avoiding B.C. for years now. Alberta is quite a bit better and I am looking forward to another trip.

Most of Canada has followed Europe into secular Godlessness. The extreme environmentalism has taken the place of religion.

Notice that the wind turbine is a secular replacement for a cross above the city.

The Pagan wind temple tower on Grouse mountain even seems to have its own little altar in the visitors centre.

I also noticed that Whistler/Blackcomb has a homosexual welcoming centre.

But no mention of churches in the community.

Go to Hell BC

67 posted on 01/10/2011 8:55:41 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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To: steve86

I’m glad I stole $12,000 from BC when I had a fellowship there (it was a lot of money at the time).


68 posted on 01/10/2011 8:57:32 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture)
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