U.S. farmers fear tax on flatulent cows

The Toronto Star ^ | Dec 05, 2008 | Bob Johnson

[econjack]

Just another way to suck money out of our pockets. You and I are next, since we also pass gas. (I have a friend who should be taxed MUCH more than most people...)

[RichInOC]

How exactly would you do that? Put a meter up there?

[Joe Boucher]

Boy if the Dems start taxing farting, I’m in trouble.

[ComputerGuy]

Eat mo chik’n

[caver]

“I have a friend who should be taxed MUCH more than most people...”

Don’t we all?

[Jim Scott]

Oh boy. I'm sure the EPA report is a trial balloon but If this travesty is being proposed now, I can't wait to see what the Obama administration and the Democrat congress try to impose on the nation under the rubric of 'combating global warming'.

America is being morphed into France and Americans are voting for it. God help us.

[bereanway]

$87.50/head on beef cattle would put many ranchers out of business and drive the cost of beef sky high. That would be a win/win for the envirowackos.

[jessduntno]

The FART tax...good gief...

[Rockiette]

The temperature prediction for the year 2009-10 is forecast at much lower temps, how do these lefties get away with these lies? Al Gore is a moron but then so are all Democrats. This is nothing more than extortion.

[jessduntno]

Fresh
Air
Resources
Tax

Gosh almighty...

[FrankR]

So, what's next...deer fart tax, dog fart tax, buffalo fart tax?

Someone needs to come up with at tax on environmentalist, for they are causing the public a lot more trouble than any of the so-called "pollutants".

Come on Atlas....shrugg already!!!

[CrappieLuck]

Doesn’t a bunch of politicians taxing a stinking A-hole seem kind of self loathing?

[marsh2]

I am told that right now they are not making a heck of a lot of profit on calf or cow. This tax would eat a significant portion of that profit up. If it goes through, look for small family operators to fold and ag land to convert.

[wildbill]

AMerican farmers need to lobby Congress for a subsidy to buy commercial size BEAN-O.

Everyone else seems to be pulling a subsidy out of their ...er... donkey.

[Joe Boucher]

ComputerGuy,
You sure look young in those photos.
I lived at Ft. Myers and worked the Pentagon for two years. Loved playing in D.C. and have gone back many times to play tourist.
How did you like it there?
I bet you could write lots of books?

[pallis]

The EPA is completely in the hands of crackpots. Just move the head office to a funny farm, and let lunatics party. Any nation that gives up control to bureaucratic fools deserves to fall, and the EPA is going to kick us over the cliff.

[USMCPOP]

A few things to ponder:

1. Do dairy cows fart more than beef cattle, or is the reasoning because milk causes people to fart more? If the latter is true, look for taxes on beans, whole wheat, cabbage, broccoli and other foods in the future.

2. Being Native American, will some bison be tax exempt?

3. It could be a strategic defense move to reduce the number of cattle and increase the number of hogs, for obvious deterrent reasons. However, how do goats and sheep factor into the equation?

4. Will there be any exemptions grandfathered in, like an “old fart’s waiver”?

5. Giving the government more money will probably increase pollutant emissions in the D.C. area.

[Uncle Miltie]

"U.S. farmers fear tax on flatulent cows"

As opposed to the non-flatulent cows.

[ComputerGuy]

I was 20 when that pic was taken.
As for DC - it's much better as a tourist than as a resident - easier to pack up and leave. Being on the MPDC for 5+ years was an adventure, that's for sure :-)