by Harvey Oberfeld
April 4, 2022
Fools! Idiots! Extremists! Fascists! Neighbourhood destroyers! Business-cripplers! Car-haters! Druggie, shoplifters, muggers and window-smashing vandalists enablers!
Have to admit it: these are a few of the epithets that I have muttered as I’ve watched the extreme lefties (there I go again!) running …or should I say RUINING … Vancouver City Hall, Granville Street, Davie Street, Strathcona and Yaletown over the past few years.
But even I NEVER thought I’d see the day when I could accurately describe the self-styled social revolutionaries on Vancouver Council as “Capitalist Lackeys” … exploiting the “people” to hand millions of dollars in EXTRA revenues/profits to huge global fast-food corporations in the city.
That day has come!
I’m referring to the Vancouver Bylaw REQUIRING takeout restaurants to add a 25 cents charge for each disposable take-out beverage cup …. and 15 cents for a bag if they don’t want their takeout food dumped into their hands.
(And, of course, at this point, you can’t bring your own refillable cup either.)
Here they go again … I thought! Another “environmental” tax imposed on Vancouver restaurants, customers … that will make supposedly the city “greener” but in reality just add MILLIONS more revenues to the City’s bank account.
But NO!
That is not how the cup/bag tax works in Looney-Land!
The City spent hours and hours going over and passing the Bylaw …. but has no power to collect those funds from restaurants or even direct them how to use the EXTRA monies they collect for environmental improvements/programs.
So the restaurants MUST collect the fees …but then can just POCKET the money!!!
Just think about that.
How much would YOU estimate McDonalds, Tim Hortons, Starbucks, A & W, Blenz, Burger King, 7-11, KFC, Second Cup etc. PAY for each paper cup or carry-out bag?
And do YOU have any doubt that EVERY ONE of those restaurant chain outlets already covers that cup/bag cost in the price of their beverage …or takeout food?
And how many million cups/bags do they all use ?
So the 25 cents per cup EXTRA and 15 cents per bag is just PURE EXTRA REVENUE and ADDED PROFITS!!!
MILLIONS of DOLLARS in extra revenues/profits just given on a platter (literally?) to some of the world’s largest fast food global corporations by Vancouver’s Revolutionary Headquarters at Cambie and Twelfth.
Without having to do ANYTHING … except collect the money!!
Even I would NEVER have been able to imagine the leftist extremists now running City Hall giving such a windfall to some of the world’s largest, most profitable fast food restaurant chains!
Corporate lackeys to the MAX!!!
The inmates have clearly taken over the asylum!
We need a public inquiry to determine:
Are Vancouver City Council Members who voted for this policy certifiably sane?
Who was the genius … elected or appointed … who came up with the idea for a Bylaw that will just boost international corporations income/profits by MILLIONS?
Do any of those involved in the Bylaw’s passage hold shares/investments/mutual funds that include these franchises or any of their parent corporations?
Do any of them have family members/friends/neighbours/old high school lovers who ever worked for any fast food company profiting from this looney Bylaw?
Have any of them ever received/used a free beverage (or sandwich) Gift Card or “free” coupon for any product from these stores?
Have any of these same Council members ever been or dreamt of being secret rip-off capitalists? And,
Do they see this Bylaw as their chance to sweeten the chances they will be appointed to the Board of Directors of any global fast food corporations once they lose their Council seats next October?
The public has a right to know!
This Bylaw is so ridiculous, so indefensible on any level … that although I am retired, I am willing to sit on the Inquiry Board set up to investigate!
As long as there’s free coffee.
Harv Oberfeld
Brilliant, thank you Harv Oberfeld, I will be part of the inquiry too, I would be happy to be available. The whole world has lost their minds, neurological damage from to many gene therapy jabs, must have removed common sense, logic and critical thinking.