New York City - Hikind: Bloomberg's Tax Plan Six Cent Fee For Bags, Is Outrageous

New York City - Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) today called the Mayor’s plan to collect a six-cent surcharge for plastic bags “outrageous,” saying this is “the wrong place and the wrong time” for this initiative. “Bloomberg is essentially saying, ‘Look, we can possibly generate $16 million with this scheme, so the public be damned,’” said an incensed Hikind. Wall...