Posts Tagged ‘Washington D.C.’
» posted on Thursday, February 10th, 2011 at 4:17 pm by Damien Baldino
Donald Trump is wrong about Ron Paul
Texas Congressman Ron Paul
Are there a lot of empty rooms at the Trump Taj Mahal? Are the ratings for The Apprentice down? Something has to be going on, because Donald Trump is once again talking about running for President.
Trump gave a speech at CPAC in Washington, D.C., where he began by telling the crowd how much he loves what he does, then mentioned that he has a club 15 minutes away. Once the boos began, the egomaniac declared that Ron Paul couldn’t be elected (of course, I’m sure Trump believes he could be). » read more
one Comment | filed under Politics | tags: 2012 Presidential Election, CPAC, Donald Trump, Ron Paul, Speech, The Apprentice, Trump Taj Mahal, Washington D.C.
» posted on Thursday, December 31st, 2009 at 6:47 pm by Damien Baldino
A tax on plastic bags: What’s next?
Starting on January, 1st 2010, Washington, D.C. will require businesses that sell food or alcohol to impose a 5 cent tax on each plastic bag used by a consumer. At first, you might think this will lead to an increased grocery bill, but it will actually lead to a larger shopping bill in general.
According to the article, any store which sells food must impose the tax. That means that supermarkets, convenience stores, drug stores, bakeries, and larger retailers will also be charging for bags, since they sell food. Sure, you can buy reusable bags to avoid the 5 cent tax, but are you going to bring the bags into nearly every store you visit? » read more
2 comments | filed under Environment | tags: Bag Tax, Environment, Taxes, Washington D.C.
