[jonrick46]

The insanity of man made global warming dictating government policy continues. Consider this Washington State Legislator, State Rep. Ed Orcutt, a Republican representing Kalama down in Cowlitz County, says bicycle riding is not an environmentally friendly activity. He wrote to a constituent:

"If I am not mistaken, a cyclist has an increased heart rate and respiration. That means that the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is deemed to be a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride."

For this he is justifying a provision calling for a $25 tax on the sale of any bicycle costing more than $500, an action that would raise $1 million over the next 10 years.

[neverdem]

Some pols should volunteer to stop breathing. The boob sounds like a RINO.

[justa-hairyape]

What the nimrod does not realize, is that when a human body is transported around, you are also transporting the weight of the transportation vehicle. So in simple terms: Bike + Man = 250 lbs. Man + Car = 4,200 lbs. See the difference in the weight that needs to be moved around ? Bike + Man = 6 % the weight of Man + Car. So bikes need to be taxed at 6 % the rate that cars are taxed.