Pennsylvania Mulls First Statewide Plastic Bag Tax In The U.S. As 'Small Price To Pay'

... bills. A proposal in Pennsylvania's largest city, Philadelphia, failed a few years ago. The country's largest city, New York City, also failed to push a bag tax through a few years ago but Mayor Bloomberg (I) is trying again - this time with a 10 ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2013/08/22/pennsylvania-mulls-first-statewide-plastic-bag-tax-in-the-u-s-as-small-price-to-pay/