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Ernesto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:16 AM Original message |
A tax on cigarette butts? |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. I will say that drives me nuts |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
2. Cigarette butts piss me off |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
17. we were backpacking near cathedral lake in yosemite... |
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kiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. People should smoke hand-rolled... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Yes, or Camel non-filters, or use a pipe |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
3. How About A Deposit... |
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Squeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:49 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. HAHAHAHAHA |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:52 AM Response to Reply #4 |
5. That sounds like a contradiction, though. |
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Squeech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:24 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. Some of them |
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Zenlitened (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:36 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. "in spite of the deposit law, still enough empties strewn about ..." |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 11:54 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. When Did MA, |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:01 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Michigan passed its first version of the deposit law in 1976. n/t |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:21 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. I was there when the bottle bill passed |
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The_Mule (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:05 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Not a bad idea. |
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Moosepoop (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Retailers would have a fit |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:20 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. It Would Be Pretty Nasty... |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. That would be gross and they don't recycle butts |
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LiberallyInclined (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 05:01 PM Response to Reply #9 |
28. that would be one nasty machine... |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:17 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I'm Sure They Could... |
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The_Mule (264 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:47 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I had thought about RFID as well... |
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jayfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. They Could Burn The Code Into... |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. Good idea in concept but..... |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Even bigger tax on the working poor: medical bills - CANCER, Heart Disease |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 12:40 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Well the poor do not have a lot to enjoy. |
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Ernesto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 03:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Ever heard of mandatory motorcycle helmet laws? |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. I agree with you. |
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politicat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 05:04 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. As the child of a man who died before she was born because he did not wear |
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Ernesto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. Point well taken |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:47 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. That's exactly why we have helmet laws |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
34. The tax isn't for social control |
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j8j5m (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 03:55 PM Response to Original message |
23. Crazy |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:45 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. It's to pay for increased health costs; tax payers pick up the tab for |
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kiki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
24. I heard recently... |
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CornField (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 05:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Back Away from the Gum! |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
26. This is bullshit.. |
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deek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-17-05 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
31. How about those of us who never throw them on the ground? eom |
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ultraist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-18-05 09:49 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. But a lot of people do. |
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