It's been more than six months since President Obama called for the end of the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. Yet as Assad's forces escalated their assaults...
State House Bill 2260 proposes taxing every paper or plastic bag consumers obtain from stores or restaurants and dedicating 60 to 70 percent of the collected tax to conservation uses. This is:
Good in principle, but only if it goes where it's intended and the fund is not raided for other uses.
27%
Great. A way for consumers to protect and restore the environment.
7%
Bad news. Another tax on consumers with no guarantee the money won't be raided, like the highway fund, the hurricane fund...