Since you regard the bottle deposit as a tax, does that indicate that you toss your own cans and don't return them to get back your deposits? If so, you are one reason the deposit was increased. As I said previously, no one who conscientiously returns their own containers, loses any money. Those who earn their survival money by gathering containers, will be pleased to collect your deposits.

In fact, I've been finding many discarded containers on streets,  trails, bike paths and even in my own flowerbeds, for years. We'll see how much difference the 10-cent deposit makes in reducing this. The government isn't doing this to take your money, but rather to try to give you a cleaner environment.