08-28-2008, 10:52 AM
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Originally posted by james weatherford
...good (if mischiveous) question re legal hypotheticals.
...a store would lose plenty money at that price. ;?
No, a store would make money. Right now they give the plastic bags away free. After the ban they would be giving away the more expensive paper bags. If they have consumers buying bags or bringing their own, and not having to give away any bags, Duh, they made money!
It's not a mischievous legal question; it's my belief it's the heart of why just token opposition was made over the ban by the retail industry. The law was written by rank amateurs who were so blinded by the concerned over banning plastic bags, they couldn't see the loophole they wrote into the law. The sale of plastic retail bags is not prohibited by the law. Consumers can use anything they want for their purchases including plastic bags they just bought.