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cyberdude611 -> Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 1:29:32 PM)
The latest idea in the war on drugs....Chicago wants to ban the sale of little plastic bags... http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/826059,CST-NWS-bagban05.article

Aileen1968 -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 1:47:01 PM)
That is so ridiculous. Does anyone actually think that drug dealers will stop selling because of this??? WTF.

ownedgirlie -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 1:50:26 PM)
And people are actually paid to think of these great ideas. I can see it now - "Ahh...Sorry Joe, I can't sell all those drugs cuz I got nuttin to put 'em in." What's next? Let's make viles illegal. And pill boxes. And any other small little device that people can put drugs in. Yeah, that'll do it. [8\|]

wkdshadow -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 2:13:09 PM)
This is absolutely retarded! Stepping on the rights of many to punish the few. I personally use the little baggies to hold all my different sized screws and stuff in(The ones from headshops w/ different designs are great for organizational purposes).

kittinSol -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 2:19:03 PM)
A great way to encourage people to buy massive quantities of gear [8\|] .

subrob1967 -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 2:42:23 PM)
This isn't the first time this has been brought up in Chicago. The aldermen tried this about 15 years ago, or so, if I remember correctly. They also treid to tax "take out" food from a local restruant, to pay for garbage collection.

Jeffff -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 2:43:38 PM)
Sometimes...... it can be embarrassing to live here..:) Jeff

Eiseria -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:01:13 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: cyberdude611 The latest idea in the war on drugs....Chicago wants to ban the sale of little plastic bags... http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/826059,CST-NWS-bagban05.article When Chicago decides to go. They go all the way. We are easily among the highest in sales tax (10.5?) of any big city. But that still doesn't does shite when it comes to the pot holes or poverty. [:-]

OrionTheWolf -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:09:15 PM)
So it was a Democratic Alderman that proposed it, and pushed it through? Where is O59 to tell us how great that party is? To the OP, it is just a political ploy to show the sheep that vote for them that they are fighting drugs.

Jeffff -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:11:12 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf So it was a Democratic Alderman that proposed it, and pushed it through? Where is O59 to tell us how great that party is? To the OP, it is just a political ploy to show the sheep that vote for them that they are fighting drugs. LOLOLOLOL. this is Chicago, we only HAVE Democrats...:) No shit! Jeff

pahunkboy -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:11:21 PM)
I guess it is harder to buy a can of spray paint. the paint is a good idea

OrionTheWolf -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:14:18 PM)
Yeah I know, but I checked before I posted just to make sure. Political party has no bearing on stupidity, and whether they are doing things just to keep their power. So what are others in Chi town saying about this great use of your tax dollars? quote: ORIGINAL: Jeffff quote: ORIGINAL: OrionTheWolf So it was a Democratic Alderman that proposed it, and pushed it through? Where is O59 to tell us how great that party is? To the OP, it is just a political ploy to show the sheep that vote for them that they are fighting drugs. LOLOLOLOL. this is Chicago, we only HAVE Democrats...:) No shit! Jeff

pahunkboy -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:17:41 PM)
http://www.illinipundit.com/2008/03/04/chicago-highest-sales-tax-us high sales tax too. if i recall correctly one of the sales taxes was for a stadium in the 80s. THAT tax was dumb. the city taxes utilties too. so an electic billof say $100 in the suburbs would be $110. add phone, heat, gas etc. then the car window sticker was $75 -- they love to ticket car w/o i heard the typical cook county home owner will see a $1000.00 INCREASE in property tax. that is more then i pay total. im glad i got out of there. i should have left sooner. ild have more money

Jeffff -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:24:37 PM)
If you add the stae, county and city taxes up, it is 9% in Chicago Gee..... I wonder why bizz is off? Jeff

pahunkboy -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:28:56 PM)
if the baggie ban works then i guess ok. but if a consumer can find contraband- then a larger baggie or any number of modes could replace it. i never bought that size- i did not think it would be of use in the kitchen

SugarMyChurro -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:43:33 PM)
Great zombie Jesus! This is an outrage! If they do pass this ban on baggies it'll mean the end of stored lunch food as we know it... ...and the rise of origami! [:D]

farglebargle -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:52:03 PM)
Someone DRUG TEST this legislator. They're so fucked up on drugs, they're ignoring the reality that the dealers are ALREADY conducting commerce in outlawed-substances. If they can get drugs, they can get baggies.

SugarMyChurro -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 3:56:32 PM)
I dunno. This legislation could be really smart. It's not like they make plastic sealers for home use or anything! [8\|]

PlayfulOne -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 4:14:03 PM)
All these years, all the money spent and who knew. All it would take to do away with drugs was to stop selling baggies. As Bugs Bunny would say, "What a maaaaaaaaaa roooooooon!!!!!" K

lusciouslips19 -> RE: Chicago considers ban on plastic baggies to curb drug dealing (3/6/2008 4:15:56 PM)
Typical of an idiotic city council that banned the sale of fois gras. they have a right to tell people how to kill their food? Sheesh. Still cant believe it went through. We need the baggies to smuggle that black Market Fois Gras.[:D]

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