Exemption to Cow Fart Tax in the Works
By Monica @ 9:10 AM   
From MadisoNet.com: An aide to Sen. John Thune says Thune's bill to exempt livestock from the Clean Air Act has been filed with the clerk of the U.S. Senate.
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The Environmental Protection Agency has denied it is targeting livestock as a potential tax source.
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Last month, the American Farm Bureau Federation said it is convinced the EPA's proposal to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act will result in new taxes on livestock operations.
The farm group cited U.S. Department of Agriculture figures and said any farm or ranch with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs emits more than 100 tons of carbon equivalent per year. Therefore, the Farm Bureau says, those operations -- making up more than 90 percent of U.S. dairy, beef and pork production -- would have to get a permit under the proposed EPA rules.
The Farm Bureau says the fees would mean annual assessments of more than $100 per dairy cow, $87.50 per head of cattle and $20 per hog.
As usual, the bureaucrats back down and deny everything when their evil plans are exposed. I'm glad the lawmakers are sitting up and taking notice on this one.
Plans for a cow fart tax under the Clean Air Act emerged only a few weeks ago, mostly in obscure local newspapers, online sources, and only one source which I would consider mainstream (Yahoo news). However, there was an enormous stink about this in the blogosphere and farming communities who contacted their lawmakers, which I'm sure had an effect. (This is yet another reason why it is so important to keep the government's slimy hands off the internet, too!)
This goes to show that putting up a stink to protect our rights will work but it has to happen early on -- before the bureaucratic nonsense begins.
Constant vigilance! Labels: EPA Tyranny, Global Warming, Government Idiocy
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1 Comments:
> "As usual, the bureaucrats back down and deny everything . . . ."
Except, as you know, the principle on which they operate: The main function of government is to regulate the lives of even peaceful and honest individuals in its jurisdiction--never mind their individual rights to life, liberty, and property.
While retaining the principle, they backtrack in particular areas to show how reasonable they are.
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