Critique on classmate's blog

In response to my classmate’s blog, “healthcare in Texas” I agree, that in 2012 it was hard to gain a health care insurance. Governor Rick Perry and Senator Ted Cruz they are always against something and it seems that they are not pleased in making a difference in Texas. On the other hand now that Obama passed the Affordable Care Act Texans are required to get their health care coverage or else they will get a fine. Now, Perry and Cruz won’t be opposed about it because it is law that every state required so now children and elderly will have a health care coverage. I also believe a fine should not be required because some people don’t have the money to be paying for healthcare coverage.

Where is my plastic bag?

On March 1, 2013, a ban on single-use paper and plastic bags was officially implemented and it affected stores in Austin. Dallas and Laredo want to pass this law as well, which I think it will make the whole state pass the law of banning of plastic bags. Since 2008 they been deciding whether the ban of bag should pass or not? People think plastic bags are affecting the environment in Austin.

Phil Rozenski, director of Hilex Poly, said “this isn’t just plastic retail bags” I think he referred to the people who works at making the bags will lose their jobs. According to the American Progressive Bag Association, 4,500 people work at 34 plastic bag manufacturing across Texas. In Laredo they are arguing about not passing the law but they want to reduce ordinance is more likely; therefore, they won’t be like in Washington, D.C and Montgomery, Maryland they pay 5 cents per plastic bags and Brownsville pay $1 for an unlimited number of bags. In Brownsville, bag ban entered in favor and people pay $1 they thought it was temporary so people can bring their reusable bags but the fee has tripled from 2011 to 2012. All the money that any local stores makes from the bag are getting a small percentage of every bag they sell and the rest of it goes to the city.

I think Austin should not ban plastic shopping bags because there’s people coming from different states and they are surprised that Austin does not give plastic bags. People who goes to any local stores they will have to buy their own bags. I work in a retail store and I see people coming from different states and whenever I ask them if they need a bag they look at me weird because they are expecting to receive free bags just like in their states, and sometimes they ask me if they can get a plastic bag instead of the paper bag. I let them know that we no longer have plastic bags and they have to buy or bring their own bag. Therefore, not only use the bags for shopping but also for other things around the house.  Additionally, I’ve seen customers stealing at work and that is a big problem because they take their own bags and they walk out like nothing. In my opinion they should not ban plastic bags, the bag is not the major big problem for the environment there are other things that is affecting as well.