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Senate Democrats 'seriously' discussing national plastic tax: Schumer
https://justthenews.com ^ | September 8, 2021 - 11:57am | By Nicholas Ballasy

Posted on 09/09/2021 6:53:13 AM PDT by Red Badger

The plastic tax could mirror a proposal from Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, which would implement a 20-cent fee per pound on sale of new plastics

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Senate Democrats are "looking at" and "seriously" discussing a national plastic tax as part of their $3.5 trillion filibuster-proof budget reconciliation bill, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday.

"On the carbon and methane and plastic that you talked about, all those things are being looked at and seriously discussed," Schumer, of New York, told reporters on a press call.

Schumer said Democrats are attempting to meet President Biden's "bold goal" of making 80% of electricity in the U.S. "clean and green" by 2030 and reaching a 50% reduction of carbon emissions.

The plastic tax could mirror a proposal from Rhode Island Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, which would implement a 20-cent fee per pound on the sale of new plastics.

"A fee on the production of virgin plastic would give the market a stronger incentive to use recycled plastics," Whitehouse's office said in a press release. "It would also ensure the plastics industry bears some of the burden for the environmental damage it causes."

Democrats are also considering new taxes on carbon and methane as part of the budget bill, which contains new federal programs to expand the social safety net in the U.S.

Product prices are on the rise with inflation hitting a 13-year high. Despite inflation concerns among consumers, Democratic leaders signaled on Wednesday that they are sticking to a $3.5 trillion price-tag for their reconciliation bill.

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has said $3.5 trillion is too high. Addressing Manchin's criticism, Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Senate Budget Committee chairman, said his original reconciliation framework was $6 trillion so $3.5 trillion represents a compromise within the Democratic caucus.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2manytaxes2manylaws; taxandspend
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

AND-—It takes very high heat to make glass, and you cannot make glass with Solar or Wind power.


41 posted on 09/09/2021 8:27:33 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Erik Latranyi

Over $600:

Property taxes
House insurance
Some Auto insurance
Credit card payments
Medical payments
Auto leases & purchase payments

As IF the economy doesn’t have enough problems.


42 posted on 09/09/2021 8:30:27 AM PDT by ridesthemiles ( )
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To: Red Badger; All

WalMart’s not gonna be happy. 90% of the crap in their stores is made of Chinese plastic.


43 posted on 09/09/2021 8:41:13 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn’t common anymore.)
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To: EEGator
LOL! Exactly! Also:


44 posted on 09/09/2021 8:41:34 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: realcleanguy

Keep all silver coins from 1964 and older. They still have actual SILVER in them. The rest, spend on bubblegum. ;)

Pennies, even really old ones, have little to no value.


45 posted on 09/09/2021 8:44:50 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Red Badger

As long as only the rich are affected, I’m good.


46 posted on 09/09/2021 8:45:01 AM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: Red Badger
The catalyst we use to provide temporary wet strength resin to the process of making toilet paper is in a critical supply shortage. Vendors are using what's called "Force D'Jour" to circumvent pricing contracts on the commodity.

A war on plastics is just as much a war on toilet paper. What a bunch of nitwits. Toilet paper is made at 5,000 meters per minute into 14,000 pound rolls. It then later gets converted to small bath size rolls on rewinding machines and log saws.

Try making toilet paper at 5'000 meters per minute without wet strength glue to hold the wet sheet together without breaking!

47 posted on 09/09/2021 8:47:02 AM PDT by blackdog (Sophisticated so public policy is not applicable. )
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To: BobL

For the children…


48 posted on 09/09/2021 8:47:06 AM PDT by JusPasenThru (Joe, just STFU)
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To: blackdog

49 posted on 09/09/2021 8:48:41 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

These morons don’t know that most medical devices use plastics-for sanitary reasons. Autoclaves and disinfectants use more energy and are worse for the environment.


50 posted on 09/09/2021 9:14:13 AM PDT by kaktuskid
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To: Red Badger

Its not about saving the planet, just “revenue enhancement”.


51 posted on 09/09/2021 9:15:38 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODYS BUSINESS, REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: kaktuskid

They know

They don’t care.....................


52 posted on 09/09/2021 9:30:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

Brave New Whirled or what?

Chuckie ain’t just an action figure, he’s a regular Hillary on ‘Roids.

With leadership like this (ignoring the barbarians in the CONgre$$ional compound) , they should just declare us a tinpot dictatorship and plant banana&palm trees everywhere.


53 posted on 09/09/2021 9:45:37 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! In CONgre$$ WE're Disgusted!!)
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To: Red Badger

We’re doomed.

No wonder the U.S. never made it into the Book of Revelation.

5.56mm


54 posted on 09/09/2021 9:49:40 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Just wait until they start their ‘Retroactive Tax’ campaign.

Make you pay taxes on income you already paid taxes on for the last four years under Trump. EVEN IF YOU DIED SINCE THEN!

They did that under Clinton.....................


55 posted on 09/09/2021 9:50:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: M Kehoe

Maybe NYC is the Whore of Babylon!....................


56 posted on 09/09/2021 9:51:43 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: Red Badger

‘under Clinton’ has multiple meanings, I reckun.

Hey, if you can vote after you croak, why not pay more taxes too?

Them Dems got ya covered comin’ and goin’.


57 posted on 09/09/2021 10:10:25 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! In CONgre$$ WE're Disgusted!!)
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To: Red Badger

‘under Clinton’ has multiple meanings, I reckun.

Hey, if you can vote after you croak, why not pay more taxes too?

Them Dems got ya covered comin’ and goin’.


58 posted on 09/09/2021 10:10:25 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi - Monthly Donors Rock!!! In CONgre$$ WE're Disgusted!!)
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To: PghBaldy

““”bold goal” of making 80% of electricity in the U.S. “clean and green” by 2030” -— What a disaster the next few decades will be.”

Has Biden ever taken a ride on the NJ Turnpike?


59 posted on 09/09/2021 10:22:32 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (I got the shot. Not because I wanted to. Because I had to, in violation of my civil rights.)
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To: Red Badger

“Maybe NYC is the Whore of Babylon!.....”

Hmmm. Good point. Many whores in NYC.

Then again, DC has an abundance of prostitutes too.

Flip a coin.

5.56mm


60 posted on 09/09/2021 10:49:23 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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