tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970007.post8270630902925199152..comments2023-08-07T10:54:21.542-04:00Comments on Black Shoes with White Socks: Bottle DepositsDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094534688037491678noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970007.post-4900469182280725682007-06-06T13:22:00.000-04:002007-06-06T13:22:00.000-04:00they make some--I just read that in michigan uncla...they make some--I just read that in michigan unclaimed deposits escheat to the state.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324554858272346963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970007.post-36388419829538614812007-05-31T22:37:00.000-04:002007-05-31T22:37:00.000-04:00I didn't know that the state was involved with the...I didn't know that the state was involved with the deposit, I thought it was just a fee charged by the bottler to the store, and then the store charged the customer. I didn't think the state made any revenue at all on it.Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094534688037491678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6970007.post-63822957447157272552007-05-31T10:36:00.000-04:002007-05-31T10:36:00.000-04:00I've thought about this subject myself, but came t...I've thought about this subject myself, but came to the conclusion that a bottle deposit is simply a way for revenue generation, which is the reason it is kept low--the seller and the state really don't want anyone to return cans for the deposit. There already exists a market for scrap aluminum, which provides all the incentive one should need to collect cans--or at least just as much incentive as a measly nickel does. Let the state collect its revenue on the back end on the profits of scrap dealers.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01324554858272346963noreply@blogger.com