tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525425772304841899.post7916542483082392124..comments2023-12-17T18:00:38.652-08:00Comments on Econ Tricks: D.C. Bag Fee, or What We'll Do to Save 5 CentsGreg Finleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06005875920306936097noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525425772304841899.post-91787016133785340532010-01-24T07:42:32.726-08:002010-01-24T07:42:32.726-08:00Very good points. I'll take a look at that boo...Very good points. I'll take a look at that book sometime.Greg Finleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06005875920306936097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6525425772304841899.post-63813269545512071552010-01-23T12:53:16.646-08:002010-01-23T12:53:16.646-08:00Chris Anderson's latest book Free looks at tha...Chris Anderson's latest book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Free-Future-Radical-Chris-Anderson/dp/1401322905" rel="nofollow">Free</a> looks at that last point. Roberts <a href="http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2008/05/chris_anderson_1.html" rel="nofollow">interviewed</a> him on it a year before the book came out.<br /><br />One interesting response to the tax that I've seen a lot of is stores giving out canvas bags, something they used to sell, for free. This could go to your point about stores preferring to take the hit rather than losing on reputation.<br /><br />Frankly I find the big response to this to be weird. How many bags do you have to get before that tax adds up to real money? I mean you'd have to get twenty bags before it even adds up to a dollar.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132674237614327721noreply@blogger.com