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Belgium to impose tax on barbequing to fight global warming
RIA Novosti ^
| April 3rd 2007
| RIA Novosti
Posted on 04/03/2007 11:03:32 AM PDT by Optimill
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To: DogBarkTree
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posted on
04/03/2007 11:45:15 AM PDT
by
Fierce Allegiance
(One fish, two fish, I want to go catch bluefish.)
To: Holicheese
I wonder if people can use their fireplaces there.
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posted on
04/03/2007 11:45:21 AM PDT
by
P-40
(Al Qaeda was working in Iraq. They were just undocumented.)
To: Optimill
Surely this is a delayed April Fool joke.
Barbecuing on a hot summer’s day saves on air-conditioning, compared to using a hot stove indoors. Maybe barbecuers should get carbon credits — especially if they use charcoal (a renewable energy source).
To: Optimill
They'll have to pry my ribs from my cold dead fingers!
To: Fierce Allegiance
To: Publius6961
But it's for a noble cause this time: the salvation of humanity! Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber barons cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.
- CS Lewis
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posted on
04/03/2007 11:55:04 AM PDT
by
pgyanke
(RUDY GIULIANI 2008 - BECAUSE IF YOU'RE GOING TO COMPROMISE YOUR PRINCIPLES ANYWAY... WHY WAIT?)
To: rockinqsranch
Must be a considerable amount of barbecuing in Belgium for it to be worthwhile to ...I dunno. Somehow when I hear the word "Belgium" the word "barbecuing" doesn't immediately leap to mind.
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posted on
04/03/2007 11:56:14 AM PDT
by
yankeedame
("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
To: Optimill
If its Tuesday, only outlaws will have BBQ cookouts in Belgium.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
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posted on
04/03/2007 11:58:55 AM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Optimill
The local authorities plan to monitor compliance with the new tax legislation from helicopters, whose thermal sensors will detect burning grills. LOL, too funny. To fight global warming they are going to fly helicopters all over to spot people doing barbecues. Too funny. Just how much CO2 do helicopters burn?
To: Optimill
About fifteen years ago, when we were fighting the formation of the Cape Cod Commission (one of those unelected regional bodies), we put out a parody newspaper with just this scenario on the front page.
We called ourselves "Stir The Pot Press" and thought we were just monkeywrenching the libs.
Who knew?
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:01:08 PM PDT
by
metesky
("Brethren, leave us go amongst them." Rev. Capt. Samuel Johnston Clayton - Ward Bond- The Searchers)
To: garyhope
And dont forget the bacon!
bacon is probably banned so as to not offend the I-slammers...
To: Frank_2001
Imagine if they tried something like that in Texas, hehe;)That is what I thought as well. There are so many BBQ pits being used in my neighborhood on weekends, I get hungry just smelling all the food cooking.
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:02:49 PM PDT
by
Arrowhead1952
(Many people are being held as slaves by the democrats through government assistance.)
To: Billthedrill
This is why they make George Foreman grills. LOL
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:03:00 PM PDT
by
headstamp
(Nothing lasts forever, Unless it does.)
To: Optimill; SledgeCS
The county tax bill for Mammoth Mountain, California might be a bit expensive if taxed at the same rate as the Belgium CO2 Tax.
For 75 grams of CO2 the tax is $26.64 USD
Carbon Dioxide and Helium Discharge from Mammoth Mountain, California.
CURRENT STATUS: Measurements of the total discharge of carbon dioxide (CO2) gas at the Horseshoe Lake tree kill area range from 50-150 tons per day.
100 Tons = 90,718,474 grams per day.
90,718,474 grams / 75 grams = 1,209,580 grilling sessions.
1,209,580 sessions @ $26.64 = $32,223,211.20 USD per day
$32,223,211.20 USD per day X 365 days per year = $11,761,472,088 per year.
The county would owe a tax bill of almost 12 billion dollars per year.
I wonder how much the county tax bill would be for each person?
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:06:22 PM PDT
by
TYVets
(God so loved the world he didn't send a committee)
To: Optimill
Will the last sane European hit the light on his way out.
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:06:38 PM PDT
by
spikeytx86
(Pray for Democrats for they have been brainwashed by their fruity little club.)
To: modest proposal
what barbecue in Alabama?? Didn’t know they had it.
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:06:41 PM PDT
by
rahbert
To: Optimill
civil wars through out europe? All ready started in france.
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:08:30 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(All hail the Prophet Gore, an ass dressed in a lion's skin)
To: P-40
What I dont 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. And what will be the cost of spotting violators vs. the cost of looking for them? I mean, how much money does it cost to keep a helicopter up and running for one hour? (The machine itself, the pilot(s), the ground crew, etc.) And let's no forget 90%+ of BBQ are on the weekends, wouldn't that be over time for the pilots, crews, and stuff?
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:09:38 PM PDT
by
yankeedame
("Oh, I can take it but I'd much rather dish it out.")
To: Optimill
a hidden agenda: to enter your home without a warrant, under the guise of global warming, as the smoke police search for sources...
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:11:42 PM PDT
by
thinking
To: Lokibob
Experts said that between 50 and 100 grams of CO2, a so-called greenhouse gas, is emitted during barbequing. Some of those Belgian sausages, when put on a hot grill, can be deadly.
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posted on
04/03/2007 12:12:21 PM PDT
by
AU72
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