[Happy Rain]

It’s a “tax” right?
One cannot,by “executive order” impose a tax,can one?

[ctdonath2]

“Acting Administrator Shipman had the temerity to say the 15-cent mandatory Christmas tree fee “is not a tax nor does it yield revenue for the Federal government” (76 CFR 69102).”
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/

[lacrew]

“The proposed tax is authorized under the 1996 Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act”

Apparently, congress voted to give up its own authority. I will never understand why they do this kind of thing (super-committee on my mind).

[brownsfan]

“One cannot,by “executive order” impose a tax,can one?”

Oh, you’re referring to that quaint, flawed document called the Constitution? We don’t use that anymore.