Austin would be ill-advised to ban plastic bags

[Jdawgboy]

Originally Posted by JAM

Are you sure? Why don't people have a right to use plastic bags? They aren't hurting me? Or are they? What about smokers who raise medical costs because of their poor health, same goes for people who don't exercise regularly. What about cyclist and no helmets raising insurance rates. Where does it start and where does it end?

The plastic bag ban is a contraversial one and its not quite on the same lvl as a smoking ban. While I can see your points, I dont mind the plastic bag ban.