24 August 2009
I previously blogged that Seattle was contemplating a tax on plastic bags which managed to garner a decent amount of support. Clearly, the initial support wasn’t enough.
Seattle voters firmly rejected the measure in a vote this month. The bill, had it passed, would have made Seattle the first city to tax both plastic [...]
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31 July 2009
When you think about sin taxes, you normally think about things that are bad for you such as cigarettes, booze and, if Congress gets its way, soda and sugary drinks.
Now, sin taxes are taking on a different slant: taxing things that are bad for the planet.
In Seattle, there is a bill pending to add [...]
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