Belgium to impose tax on barbequing to fight global warming

RIA Novosti ^ | April 3rd 2007 | RIA Novosti

[Optimill]

BRUSSELS, April 3 (RIA Novosti) - The government of Belgium's French-speaking region of Wallonia, which has a population of about 4 million, has approved a tax on barbequing, local media reported.

Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Beginning June 2007, residents of Wallonia will have to pay 20 euros for a grilling session.

The local authorities plan to monitor compliance with the new tax legislation from helicopters, whose thermal sensors will detect burning grills.

Scientists believe CO2 emissions are a major cause of global warming.

[brotherWesUpNorth]

Ignorance unchecked!

[LibWhacker]

We all ought to pledge to increase the number of nights we barbecue so that more CO2 than ever is pumped into the atmosphere. BACK OFF, GLOBAL WARMING FASCISTS!

[Publius6961]

Exactly -- every breath we expell contains CO2. So does decomposing material.

Exactly!.
How many grams of CO2 does the average adult expel in a 24-hour period? In a week? a month? a year?

Which despicable (self-sppointed) group will soon establish our allowable "breathing carbon footprint"?

Will the productive be forced to pay for those who can't affort the "breathing" tax?

Resourceful, these redistributionist types...

[HOTTIEBOY]

Hell no.

They can have my spatula......

when they pry it from my cold dead hands.

[kromike]

I wanna go live on another planet, just to get away from this kind of stupidity. It’s spreading like the plague down here.

Get in line...

Heh. If I ever get abducted by ET aliens, I'll ask if I can stay on their ship. Better constant anal probes than taxes on living + dhimmicrat surrender to Islamists.

[sand88]

Gee, this would have been a good Scrappleface if it weren’t true!

The reality of the nutty leftists are putting Scrappleface out of a job. It is utterly insane how the left are such control freaks. They will NOT stop until they are destroyed.

[Fierce Allegiance]

BBQ pit guard force:

[HOTTIEBOY]

Can you pay your neighbors to cook in the oven to offset your BBQ????

If you could pay all your neighbors to cook inside, then you would be OFFSET and be able to BBQ all you wanted.

[Lokibob]

Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Beginning June 2007, residents of Wallonia will have to pay 20 euros for a grilling session.

 

ok, 100 grams is 3.5 ounces.  That means a pound of co2 is valued at $126.

 

Now I have a price to advertise on my co2 credits I sell on ebay.  LOL

[bamahead]

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[bamahead]

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[Constitution Day]

Git’ r done!

[DogBarkTree]

I could see it happening here. The blue moonbat states of California, Oregon, and Washington would be the first to fall.

[P-40]

What I don’t get is who pays the carbon tax for all those helicopters out looking for unlicensed BBQs. Just think how much carbon those things put out.

[DogBarkTree]

“Ain’t no way this will fly in the USA!”
That’s what NYers use to say about smoking bans in bars.

[qam1]

Ping

[Holicheese]

They are going to use solar helicopters. I mean who BBQs after dark?

When I lived in MA, I would shovel a path out to my grill.
I don’t care if its raining, snowing or a hurricane...

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Governments refuse to protect us from criminals and terrorists but they fly over our yards to fine people who are barbecuing? Government out of control.

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off
Click on POGW graphic for full GW rundown
Dr. John Ray's
GREENIE WATCH

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geeeezzzz....

[dave k]

Maybe this is a thinly veiled attempt to start banning the eating of meat? I mean, come on...don't you know how bad ANY type of grilled meat is bad for you? (/sarc)

Beef...It's What's For Dinner

soon to be replaced with

Incremental Socialism...It's Everywhere You Look