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Are people seriously making the argument that the 5 cent bag tax is having an impact at all on anyone?
Is there anyone here who doesn't have 10 of those reusable bags? Did someone not figure out what was happening when grocery stores were giving them out for free for three months? Have you not noticed that these bags are the new freebie at every public event? Is there someone that does not own a reusable container of any kind that they could use instead?
I know we have a welfare-for-life system here, but portraying the bag tax as a regressive tax of any significance is actually lowering the bar for personal responsibility.
There are two people who get hit by the bag tax; the stupid and the lazy. I'm on the lazy side of the equation every once in a while.
No, they drive out to VA or MD because the stores are cheaper in general. I normally buy all my meat from Costco's cause it is cheaper. I normally stop by Walmart after church on Sunday and buy my other groceries cause it is cheaper. However, I stay two blocks from a Safeway. I do go in there to get gummy bears, protein bars and sometimes food that I may be in the mood for.
outside of CostCo, you're probably the exception. One of the reasons people pay more to live in DC is convenience. Which includes not having to drive far for groceries.
I think this would be good both as a revenue raiser for infrastructure and to reduce congestion.
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outside of CostCo, you're probably the exception. One of the reasons people pay more to live in DC is convenience. Which includes not having to drive far for groceries.
I think this would be good both as a revenue raiser for infrastructure and to reduce congestion.
I stay in DC cause it is close to my job (I can walk to work if I choose) and I like to hang out in the city. It makes no sense for me to move out to the burbs. I don't have to drive far to get groceries if I choose (I can walk actually) but I find it cheaper to stop at Walmart or Costco on my way home from church each Sunday.
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Be careful what you wish for. IF this ever really did happen, how about we simply move government jobs out into the suburbs? Would cut down on commute time since employees could be closer to work, businesses in the District would feel a huge loss, services would diminish.
Don't you get it? DC/VA/MD have a symbotic relationship. Leave it alone.
^ At least it'll force more people to use public transit.
Not everyone CAN use public transit though. My shift starts at 7 but I get to work at 430/5am every day. I also sometimes get detailed to other fire houses at the last minute. They aren't going to want to wait for me to get there using Metro.(especially if the house is no where near it and I'm carrying a ton of gear)
If we did have tolls than that $15 suggestion would be crazy. We are already underpaid. Most firemen also don't live in the city. This isn't because they don't want to, but because they can't afford it on this salary.
Not everyone CAN use public transit though. My shift starts at 7 but I get to work at 430/5am every day. I also sometimes get detailed to other fire houses at the last minute. They aren't going to want to wait for me to get there using Metro.(especially if the house is no where near it and I'm carrying a ton of gear)
If we did have tolls than that $15 suggestion would be crazy. We are already underpaid. Most firemen also don't live in the city. This isn't because they don't want to, but because they can't afford it on this salary.
It would probably only be in effect during rush hour times. And they ought to have an exemption for police/fire/EMS personnel.
I'm sorry I don't think its a good idea. It'll discourage people from coming into the District. I'm not sure it will discourage companies from relocating to the city but it certainly won't make the District more competitive with the Dulles and 270 corridors.
Also it'll hurt District residents since so many do leave the city limits for shopping and increasingly for work. I've met more and more reverse commuters and have considered becoming one of them. Getting from VA to the District is enough of a hassle with the limited number of bridges, a toll would make matters worse.
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