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I think it's high time we start charging people for destroying the environment, and plastic bags are a good place to begin. Grocery
stores should start charging 10 cents every time a customer requests a plastic bag. Maybe then, people will get on the bandwagon and
start bringing their own bag. Everybody knows that plastic takes forever to degrade and gives off toxic byproducts in the process. We
simply can't go on producing plastic bags in such quantity and dumping them in the landfill. "Convenience" has to start taking a backseat
to caring for the planet.
Sadly, the United States is miles behind in this regard. Ireland, for example, has charged people for plastic bags for nearly a decade.
Paris, France, has also begun charging for non-biodegradable bags, and so have 50 other countries! But this brilliant idea has not caught
hold here in the USA. Even liberal San Francisco couldn't get such a program off the ground. Everyone from grocers to dog owners to the
plastics lobby shot the idea down.
The fact is, the United States uses a huge percentage of the world's resources and is one of the biggest polluters. Worst of all, we're
so addicted to convenience that we can't be bothered to even reuse paper or plastic bags. That addiction will cost us dearly in the form of
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The author of this selection would probably agree with which statement?
OA. It's a free country, and people should do whatever they please,
OB. Imposing taxes or restrictions won't change people's behavior.
OC. If pollution bothers you, just move to someplace less polluted.
OD. There should be tougher fuel emissions standards for cars.
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