A Taxing Question

There is a proposal out there to tax disposable coffee cups at a rate of 20 to 30 cents. This is intended to reduce the number of cups that end up in the ditch, the landfill . . . .

I expect that Tim Hortons (not the kind of press they want necessarily) is the number one source of litter on Canadian highways. Actually, to be fair, they are not the source but their logo is on all of it. I do know that coffee cups (and by market position Tim Hortons makes up most of that) are the biggest source of contamination in recycling at McMaster University.

I actually love this idea. Tim Hortons currently gives you a discount of 10 cents if you bring your own cup (I didn't know that until I saw this clipping) but that's clearly not sufficient. I think Tims is against this because they fear a decrease in coffee sales - there may be a short term dip but they've got us all hooked. This is a garbage tax with a real alternative for those who don't want to pay it.

Let's do it!

Yes Virginia - Rantman is actually arguing for a new tax.