

Dems did it again!


I woke up this morning feeling all warm and fuzzy knowing our County Legislature’s Democrats have saved me from styrofoam coffee cups… Wow, it’s really good to know that all the other issues facing Albany are taken care of. My life is certainly better since the trans fat ban was passed. This should really make my life better. What next???

Categories: General
Ted Danz

13 Responses

  1. -R. says:

    Environmentally, why is this not a good thing? There are many viable alternatives to styrofoam cups and take-out containers that never biodegrade, and the packing peanuts are just a downright awful invention (the rice-derived substitutes can be dissolved in your kitchen sink). Much like Freon-12 (see how I’m trying to speak in HVAC terms), the world would be a better place without that particular product. Plastic shopping bags are another, unless you enjoy seeing them wave from bare branches this time of the year. Yes, the alternatives might cost some CEO a few pennies more, but ultimately what kind of planet would you like to leave your great-great-grandkids?

    • Ted Danz says:

      I fully believe in recycling . I have been doing it since before it was politically correct, my comments were directed towards a priority, Albany has so many issues that it seems crazy to spend hundreds of hours and thousands of my tax dollars on styrofoam cups, when there so many other issues that need to be addressed..

  2. Joe says:

    Does it hurt you that there’s one less potential carcinogen to raise public health costs, or is it the benefit to the environment that bothers you?

    And perhaps the trans-fat ban doesn’t affect you because you are (possibly) educated and capable of affording decent food. Not everyone has such benefits.

  3. God Help ME says:

    Ted, I feel the same way, what else has the legislature done for me lately, Oh right, they banned Fracking in Albany County even though we don’t have any marcellus shale anywhere in the county.

    I guess feel good legislation pays the bills, oh snap, my taxes are going up again this year. never mind.

  4. LB says:

    I was unaware that the government should be focusing on things that you alone think are priorities. Please realize this blog reflects on more than just you. This post of yours is a sarcastic comment for the water cooler, not a public website.

    • Ted Danz says:

      No, this is my blog…and my views

      • Jango Davis says:

        I disagree with you Ted, but you’re right-YOU were invited to write a blog to share YOUR views, so we can have a balance of political opinions. Your blog, your opinions, and your comment generated discussion, which is what it is supposed to do!

  5. ann says:

    The thing I don’t get is it’s for facilities with 15 or more stores, so who is that?? The big places like McDonalds have mostly already converted to non-styrofoam. It’s a ‘waste of money and time law’ to get good pc points but it duplicates or at the very least overlaps existing laws.

  6. Troy Taxpayer says:

    Those meddling liberals. What are they going to waste time banning next? Lead paint? Oh, wait…

  7. mastrob says:

    Not sure how many children are suffering brain damage and dying from eating styrofoam?? I agree that styrofoam products are an environmental nightmare, but I think these Dems should be spending more time on important local concerns… and raising $ for their legal defense fund…

  8. jsc says:

    Ted- I get it, Mike gave you this platform and it is yours to do as you please…but it is a wonderful opportunity for you to go beyond carping, and start discussing what “ought to be” done. Like whatever happened to reducing the size of the Albany County Legislature? That’s something we can all agree on…. last I knew it died a lonely death. It would be great if you used this blog to help “slay” some “sacred cows” or point out the level of “over-government” we have in NY… In our hometown, what is the functional necessity to have a Village and Town police force….with two separate systems of supervision, duplication of equipment expense, etc. And why oh why does a town of only 35,000 need 5 separate fire houses? Each has now built out its own Taj Mahal, starting (I believe) in 1997 with the one at Western and Siver….and now we are going back for more, the 1997 addition wasn’t enough, they bought and demolished AND REMOVED FROM THE TAX Rolls 1/2 million dollars in real estate.

    styrofoam cups and anti-fracking moratoria (in towns where no fracking is possible) will always round out the legislative agenda—-let’s not be distracted by the parsley—it is just a garnish! It’s the rest of the stuff that is dished up :-) that matters.

    So bottom line: Take ‘em on Ted!

    • realist says:

      Why does New York keep losing seats in the House of Representatives, decade after decade, with all of our business (read: employer) friendly regulation, taxation and representation?

      Keep opining Ted.

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