France Tells U.S. to Sign Climate Pacts or Face Tax

NY Times ^ | 2/1/07 | Katrin Bennhold

[LibWhacker]

PARIS, Jan. 31 — President Jacques Chirac has demanded that the United States sign both the Kyoto climate protocol and a future agreement that will take effect when the Kyoto accord runs out in 2012.

He said that he welcomed last week’s State of the Union address in which President Bush described climate change as a “serious challenge” and acknowledged that a growing number of American politicians now favor emissions cuts.

But he warned that if the United States did not sign the agreements, a carbon tax across Europe on imports from nations that have not signed the Kyoto treaty could be imposed to try to force compliance. The European Union is the largest export market for American goods.

“A carbon tax is inevitable,” Mr. Chirac said. “If it is European, and I believe it will be European, then it will all the same have a certain influence because it means that all the countries that do not accept the minimum obligations will be obliged to pay.”

[mainepatsfan]

Please talk to our new ambassador:

[pissant]

F.U. you commie rat.

[PeteB570]

Ah, I see (f)rance still believes everything can be solved with a tax.

[Red Badger]

The European Union is the largest export market for American goods.

And what about their goods? Turnabout is fair play..........

[Patrick1]

Bon chance

[Arpege92]

"F.U. you commie rat."

My thoughts exactly!

[darkwing104]

Hey France! What are you going to do? Surrender?

[ConservaTexan]

...a carbon tax across Europe on imports from nations that have not signed the Kyoto treaty could be imposed to try to force compliance.

I propose a 'bailing your ass out of two wars tax' on any European country that considers charging the U.S. a carbon tax.

[Steve_Seattle]

Well, then we just just slap an extra $5/bottle tax on French wine.

[Doogle]

boycott french products..simple

[Eric in the Ozarks]

This is laughable. Not even the Canuks are following through with Kyoto.

[agere_contra]

France. Just when you think they've reached the absolute limit, they break into a whole new level of sustained ass-hattery.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Ug.....THIS a$$hole? Again?

[Darksheare]

Make it fair.. $15 extra.

[Steve_Seattle]

Euros love taxes and high prices. On her way back from Italy last year, my daughter and her friend each had a small salad and one drink at the British airport (I forget which one). The tab was $50.

[Dallas59]

We had better do it...

Europe has a MONSTER!!!

[AU72]

Gros chance.

[dfwgator]

You and what army, Pierre?

[pipecorp]

WWII tax.. $1,000.00 per euroweenie alive today.
If it weren't for the US saving their asses, they wouldn't be alive today.





Problem solved.