Prop 65 Argument Analysis

An overwhelming number of arguments accumulate when the issue at hand deals with money and the environment. In support the primary argument is the fact that this measure would result in money directed toward conservation efforts. Currently stores are charging their customers money for each bag they use, and when dealing with weekly grocery trips this results in a significant amount of money. Funds that grocery stores are able to spend at their own discretion. Considering the amount of change bag policies has undergone in recent years, many stores are able to use this revenue stream without fear of consequences. Proponents argue that this proposition would force grocery stores to be fiscally responsible for the harm their bags do to the environment …show more content…
With a renewed desire to see change, legislators are at odds with raising the appropriate funding for conservation efforts. With the passing of this prop, a designated fund would become available with the goal of improving the state’s environment. Opponents argue against this measure because of the effect it would have on the grand scheme of pollution. The primary concern of the parties against this measure is the confusion it seems to be spreading among Californian voters. Prop 65 has been argued as a measure meant to decrease the chance of proposition 67 passing. Voters see prop 65 as a way of getting necessary funding for the environment and will not vote appropriately to uphold the plastic bag ban. Grocery stores would also face increased costs on providing their customers with expensive multi-use bags. This expense would have to be compensated in other areas, like increasing prices on store goods. This measure therefore also comes at a price to consumers. Also this proposition would do nothing to change the plastic bag problem facing California’s environment. Allowing stores to continue providing single-use bags results in a continuation of plastic bags polluting the land and water throughout the state of