“Following the lead of countries like Ireland, Bangladesh, South Africa, Thailand and Taiwan, some U. S. cities are striking back against what they see as an expensive, wasteful and unnecessary mess...In Ireland, a now 22-cent tax on plastic bags has slashed their use by more than 90 percent since 2002.” Based on this passage, you can conclude that the author . a. feels that the tax in Ireland is not helping the plastic bag problem. c. feels that Ireland should remove the tax on plastic bags b. feels that the tax in Ireland has been an effective way to prevent plastic bag pollution. d. feels that the tax in Ireland is unfair