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By VOICE OF THE PEOPLE | [email protected] | New York Daily News
May 21, 2024 at 3:00 a.m.

Passing the cost

Manhattan: With all the problems the world is grappling with, why is the state Legislature pushing through a bottle bill that’s not going to solve the high cost of living in New York and will instead put more onerous and costly burdens on New Yorkers? Has anyone taken a look at the costs and what it means for shoppers? Expanding the program means it’s going to cost more money and someone’s going to have to pay for it. Who do you think that’ll be? Shoppers. And is the redemption system even getting fixed? I’m all for putting a smart program together that’ll provide incentives for people to use the system — that’ll reduce litter and pollution and not cost taxpayers more money. If the governor and Legislature want a bigger bottle bill, talk to us on the frontlines bearing the burden of the high cost of groceries and other items. Walter P. Alston

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