IMO, the right alternative would have been to ban plastic bags but the city of Seattle in it's infinite wisdom figured out a way to profit from them. Not only does the city profit but the merchant as well. It's going to be like smoking....you nasty person with the bad habits but please continue as we need the money. So the city and merchant are now bag pushers. Psst, hey buddy, want to buy a plastic bag?

BWP, you should start putting that plastic bagged sh*t on the mayor and council members doorstep and light them on fire.

I have never ever regreted moving out of Seattle and King County.