That's a good question. But no matter who is in charge it's impossible to make everyone happy. I just like some limits because there's too many people (not you) on the net that post things for no other reason but to insult someone else. So better to have some limits rather than a free for all.
Nice, and then they go in the landfill, that's not recycling. I've been using the same cloth bags for the last 3 years, just take them with me when I go shopping.