Discussion | Beverage Container Return Scheme

[Lao_Tiko]

Estate tax is a form of wealth redistribution .... But we know what happened to that ..... Hur Hur Hur Hur Hur ....

 

[lxb_70]

a form of exercise for the elderly lah...


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[bombshell]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

State regulated pricing, now 10c per bottle. Wont get low balled by pte recycling companies.

 

[DragonFire]

Introduce this bottle tax. Rich people can afford to buy drinks and throw away, don't even bother to go machine claim refund.
Seeing many low income ppl benefit from this, bring large bags of recyclables to the machine and earn the cash.
Is this a form of wealth redistribution?

Yes it can be considered a form of wealth redistribution. More correctly it is a transfer mechanism rooted in manipulation of human behavior.

 

[Vincentlow82]

I heard two auntie discussing about the news got an uncle whom collected $1000 from cans and bottles. Seem like a popular topic.

 

[DragonFire]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

Yes. Because it is legal tender. Bear in mind that there isn’t technically a cap on the wealth transferred as long as those who seek it see fit to spend their time on its accumulation.

 

[Sauron]

Unintended effect... Oh wait

 

[Overture1928]

It’s a form of introducing exercise to replace picking cardboard

 

[amekago]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

u not looking at the big picture....to u is 10 cent per bottle / can

whole Sg consumes 1 BILLION bottles / cans per year

this translates to SGD 100 million a year leh, how is this not wealth

 

[fly1111]

Introduce this bottle tax. Rich people can afford to buy drinks and throw away, don't even bother to go machine claim refund.
Seeing many low income ppl benefit from this, bring large bags of recyclables to the machine and earn the cash.
Is this a form of wealth redistribution?

It’s a form of waste tax payer money to justify someone promotion and bonus

Wealth transfer can be easily done via tax relief and cdc

 

[coyote]

Introduce this bottle tax. Rich people can afford to buy drinks and throw away, don't even bother to go machine claim refund.
Seeing many low income ppl benefit from this, bring large bags of recyclables to the machine and earn the cash.
Is this a form of wealth redistribution?

No. $0.10 is purely for recycling purpose.

Consumers can keep the bottles and recycle themselves. It's a choice. If majority leave th recycling to the poorer folks, you can call it a charitable cause. It's up to the consumers, not the intention of the government.

 

[Visor9999]

Yes it allows sg scavengers to have a decent income

 

[Lain Iwakura]

Yes, wealth transfer of 10c per bottle from the rich to poor

 

[Godeau]

In a way yes. But don't give them any ideas, since in a way it's decently successful, perhaps later next time they make you work for your cdc vouchers too.

 

[Shion]

it brings out the 3rd world mentality of people

 

[s-ghost]

Errrrr 10c considered wealth..........?

1 million bottles is consider wealth

 

[DragonFire]

It’s a form of introducing exercise to replace picking cardboard

Compliment actually. It has a lot more income generation potential weight for weight.

 

[DragonFire]

. It's up to the consumers, not the intention of the government.

I’d argue that this is a measured deliberation of the government and fully intentional.

 

[Travis_Touchdown]

it brings out the 3rd world mentality of people

it became the safety net for this society riaoz...

 

[waiken]

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