The End of Eco-Fees?

[Digimer]

Personally, I think it is a good thing. I suspect that $10 speakers will
have a fairly short use-life compared to speakers requiring a larger
investment.

We have a serious problem in our society of building environmentally
damaging disposable products. These fees help put a bottom on the level
of quality as well as fund programs to deal with the inevitable waste.

I've got a nephew and two nieces. I don't want them stuck with our trash.

On 06/30/2013 06:24 PM, Syed Faisal Akber wrote:
> I was at NCIX yesterday to help my mom buy a pair of speakers for her
> friend.   They had a set for $9.99 on sale for $7.99 and total costing
> $14.xx. Almost double due to taxes and eco-fees.  
> 
> Needless to say we didn't buy them.   I wonder if the government
> realizes the true economic impact they have had on consumers with the
> eco-tax.
> 
> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.
> *From: *Digimer
> *Sent: *Sunday, June 30, 2013 17:37
> *To: *tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> *Reply To: *tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
> *Cc: *Jon Thiele
> *Subject: *Re: [TLUG]: The End of Eco-Fees?
> 
> 
> On 06/30/2013 04:40 PM, Jon Thiele wrote:
>>
>> And what does this Toronto Star article have to do with Linux?
> 
> Linux runs on computers, and ever computer purchased of late has
> included these fees, so I think it is on topic enough.
> 
> -- 
> Digimer
> Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/
> What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without
> access to education?
> --
> The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
> TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
> How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists
> -- The Toronto Linux Users Group. Meetings: http://gtalug.org/ TLUG
> requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns How to
> UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists


-- 
Digimer
Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/
What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without
access to education?
--
The Toronto Linux Users Group.      Meetings: http://gtalug.org/
TLUG requests: Linux topics, No HTML, wrap text below 80 columns
How to UNSUBSCRIBE: http://gtalug.org/wiki/Mailing_lists