Senate Bill 402 – More Taxes
Anyone who recycles knows that the CRV here in CA knows that we don’t get the entire “deposit” back from our CRV. The reason is we’re charged a flat rate, and then when we go to redeem our CRV “deposit” our recyclables are weighed. Well, some bottles are getting thinner, and the current weight:money ratio doesn’t benefit the recycler. Also, any unclaimed deposits are put into a general fund for CA recycling and environment programs.
I have no problem with the fund for the environment here in CA. I do have a problem though with it currently being empty because our state government “borrowed” the funds to pay for other things. So now what? Well, they need to re-pay the funds. They’re going to do this by implementing new legislation! I can see you’re just so excited already! Well, This new Senate Bill (SB402), is going to expand the current program to include a myriad of other items including cartons to be listed under this “bottle” bill. Now they can tax, excuse me, add a CRV to juice boxes, foil containers, paper cartons, and other items. Even items that don’t hold a beverage. Don’t de surprised if we start seeing a “box tax” on all items that are packaged to help fund our state.
I can’t believe people elect these fools. Who’s doing it? LA, SF, and Sacramento? Do those Liberal counties really speak for the whole for state? I find it hard to believe we can keep going this route before a collapse. Elections are coming up in a year (2010), and I urge everyone to vote locally for senate members you can count on to uphold a smaller government that values peoples rights. We don’t need more taxes, we need a more responsible legislature. Money mismanagement is rampant in our state and it needs to stop. Keep checking in here to see who is a straight talker when it comes to CA.