San Francisco Bans Plastic Bags

According to a new city ordinance, grocery stores and pharmacies in San Francisco are required to only offer bags made of corn, potato starch or recycled paper. Plastic bags have been banned by the San Francisco Board of Social Engineers Supervisors.

Now wait a minute! Didn't plastic bags get shoved down the public's throat because paper bags were made from trees? So, everyone was forced to use plastic bags and here we are, a few years later, with an "Oops!" Shouldn't some jello-brained eco-know-it-all come out with a public apology? "I'm sorry for being an arrogant glute," would be nice to hear.

But I'm not holding my breath because the previous eco-know-it-all social engineer is likely a guy who authored other "Oops!" and maybe the most recent scheme.

It would be nice if the public learned that liberal social engineering schemes are frequently followed by an unspoken "Oops!"

By the way, my favorite "Oops!" story is the time Congress passed a steal-from-the-rich tax on boats and airplanes. As I recall, it was a 20 percent luxury sales tax. As a result, airplane and boat manufacturing in the United States came to a halt. Congress got the word quick and, in a late-night session, the luxury tax on boats and airplanes was removed. An "Oops!" for sure.

Of course, I'd be remiss if I didn't give an honorable mention to eco-know-it-all Sheryl "Single-Square" Crow for her grand scheme on the use of toilet tissue. How's that working out for you, Sheryl?

With regard to the bags made of corn or potatoes, who knows what kind of unforeseen circumstances will result? One thing is certain, though, tinkering in the marketplace with unnecessary government regulation always results in increased prices.

Companion post at Conservative Thinking.