Youre doing is causing a controversy at the checkout for our merchants. What do you mean its a dollar . What do you mean its 25 cents . Its always been 10 cents. I dont care what it is because i am not affected by it, but how come you are changing it . We dont need that conversation 10,000 times times three, five, 20 sektdz seconds to have that conversation to make a productivity hit on the merchants and the ability to get people in and out of the stores. If you have ever waited in line at the market, 10, 20 deep, the last thing i want to hear is people arguing about, what they are getting charged for their bag and making that line take 50 to 100 percent longer. So i really object when people come in here and make quantitative try to put forward quantitative arguments with nothing but qualitative information with no data. The data exists. You have it in other countries. If you are really wanted to be thorough, you would bring the data with you. Okay . And so we are here to help you do
Cents, 25 cents, or a dollar personally because i bring Reusable Bags. I am already a convert. You are preaching to the converted and taxing not me. And so if everyone else is already got religion, then all youre doing is causing a controversy at the checkout for our merchants. What do you mean its a dollar . What do you mean its 25 cents . Its always been 10 cents. I dont care what it is because i am not affected by it, but how come you are changing it . We dont need that conversation 10,000 times times three, five, 20 sektdz seconds to have that conversation to make a productivity hit on the merchants and the ability to get people in and out of the stores. If you have ever waited in line at the market, 10, 20 deep, the last thing i want to hear is people arguing about, what they are getting charged for their bag and making that line take 50 to 100 percent longer. So i really object when people come in here and make quantitative try to put forward quantitative arguments with nothing b
This is done. The first piece was successful. Focus on the important part of the legislation which is not the 25 cent increase but, in fact, the replacement of nonReusable Bags in the produce department. Okay . Lets not conflate the issues here. If we are good citizens on the First Initiative what was to get rid of them at checkout, start moving back in the stream the way you are. But dont put in this legislation something that will have zero effect and will cause a great deal of confusion. Frankly, i dont care if its 10 cents, 25 cents, or a dollar personally because i bring Reusable Bags. I am already a convert. You are preaching to the converted and taxing not me. And so if everyone else is already got religion, then all youre doing is causing a controversy at the checkout for our merchants. What do you mean its a dollar . What do you mean its 25 cents . Its always been 10 cents. I dont care what it is because i am not affected by it, but how come you are changing it . We dont need
We want to get their attention. With respect to the equity issue that you raised, it is foremost on supervisor browns mind and really sort of one of the primary concerns along with Small Businesses and the impact on them that this legislation would have. And were one, if you are shopping with snap benefits, you are already excluded from this charge. So our lowest income folks who are shopping on food stamps and the like, they are not going to see a bag charge ever. And the other, we ransom quick numbers back of napkin for how many times we expect and i think the department can speak to this we are talking like 40 a year even for the if you are yeah. Even the precheckout bags and that i support and i have supported that. But just that 25 cents is just i im sorry, just be im sorry. But i will let the department of environment speak. Thank you. Ill stick around. All right. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is alexa kelty with department of the environment and i thank you for listening to
Personally because i bring Reusable Bags. I am already a convert. You are preaching to the converted and taxing not me. And so if everyone else is already got religion, then all youre doing is causing a controversy at the checkout for our merchants. What do you mean its a dollar . What do you mean its 25 cents . Its always been 10 cents. I dont care what it is because i am not affected by it, but how come you are changing it . We dont need that conversation 10,000 times times three, five, 20 sektdz seconds to have that conversation to make a productivity hit on the merchants and the ability to get people in and out of the stores. If you have ever waited in line at the market, 10, 20 deep, the last thing i want to hear is people arguing about, what they are getting charged for their bag and making that line take 50 to 100 percent longer. So i really object when people come in here and make quantitative try to put forward quantitative arguments with nothing but qualitative information wi