Thursday, June 03, 2010

Life in "Progress" state - California edition

They called it paradise
The place to be
They watched the hazy sun
Sinking in the sea

So your state is financially sinking like the Titanic. What do you do?

If you are the Golden state, you respond by banning plastic bags..........
It could soon cost California shoppers at the checkout aisle if they forget to bring their own bags to the store under what would be the nation's first statewide plastic bag ban.

The California Assembly on Wednesday passed legislation prohibiting pharmacies and grocery, liquor and convenience stores from giving out plastic bags.

It also calls for customers to be charged for using store-issued paper bags.

The goal is to get rid of unsightly disposable plastic bags that often wind up in urban rivers and the ocean, as well as to reduce the number of bags heading for landfills.

Did it ever occur to these dumb asses that the reason most of these plastic bags are in a landfill is because they contain garbage?

Yeah, see in the Gekko household we multitask those bags; bring home the groceries then line our garbage cans with them. They are cheaper than buying more expensive Hefty or Glad bags (free) they're also more green. But hey what can I tell you. So far everything's working out great for California so who am I to criticize.

Banning plastic bags while you're state is collapsing?

Now that's "Progressive"!

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