There are many tings in the USA and world that just don't work. Take the post office for instance, it is truly useless these days, but we still put up with it, pay for it, allow it to happen. Why? Add in airlines, again, between crashing, doors flying off mid-flight, catching fire, being delayed because of, well, anything…airports and airplanes do not work very well as transportation. So why? Why do we use them?
Reusable bags were supposed to save the environment, instead we each have between 10 and 25 and most will end up used once and then used for trash and put in a landfill. It's a myth that they are helping. So is there a solution? Yes, yes there is. Also, how much per week are you spending on groceries?