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Obama Administration to Delay New 15-Cent Christmas Tree ‘Fee’
ABCnews.com ^
| 11/09/11
| Jake Tapper
Posted on 11/09/2011 11:16:42 AM PST by ColdOne
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is going to delay implementation and revisit a proposed new 15 cent fee on fresh-cut Christmas trees, sources tell ABC News. The fee, requested by the National Christmas Tree Association in 2009, was first announced in the Federal Registry yesterday and has generated criticism of President Obama from conservative media outlets. The well-trafficked Drudge Report is leading with the story, linking to a blog by David Addington, a former top aide to then-Vice President David Addington, at the conservative Heritage Foundation assailing the president thus: “The economy is barely growing and nine percent of the American people have no jobs. Is a new tax on Christmas trees the best President Obama can do? And, by the way, the American Christmas tree has a great image that doesn’t need any help from the government.”
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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: christmastreetax; duplicate
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:16:45 AM PST
by
ColdOne
To: ColdOne
At least they were calling it a Christmas tree.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:19:56 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: Genoa
Wonder why they are delaying the Tax? Grinch?
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:20:52 AM PST
by
tallyhoe
To: Genoa
Wonder why they are delaying the Tax? Grinch?
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:21:16 AM PST
by
tallyhoe
To: tallyhoe
His heart grew three sizes this day.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:23:32 AM PST
by
Genoa
(Starve the beast.)
To: tallyhoe
Because the backlash is getting pretty fierce.
A moslem tax on Christians for one.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:24:18 AM PST
by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
To: ColdOne
Obam:”Left hand, write ‘A”! Right hand... wait for it... Now! Write ‘Not A’! Well done.”
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:24:48 AM PST
by
mrsmith
To: ColdOne
Stupid tax in the first place. If it was bad to prop up GM and Chrysler, why should the government(taxpayers) be forced to pay to support the live Christmas tree producers vs. artificial tree makers?
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:25:25 AM PST
by
mtrott
To: ColdOne
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is going to delay implementation and revisit a proposed new 15 cent fee on fresh-cut Christmas trees,I though only Congress had the power to tax.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:27:15 AM PST
by
frogjerk
(America: Innocent until accused or considered being accused by an anonymous party)
To: ColdOne
Needs to be canceled, not delayed.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:28:46 AM PST
by
opentalk
To: ColdOne
They should put a 95% tax on prayer rugs.
To: ColdOne
15 cents? It’ll cost more than that to administrate.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:30:43 AM PST
by
dblshot
(Insanity: electing the same people over and over and expecting different results.)
To: frogjerk
That is why libs love the bureaucracy and big government.
Lots of sneaky ways to add taxes WITHOUT the congress’s approval.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:32:34 AM PST
by
TruthConquers
(Delendae sunt publicae scholae)
To: dblshot
15 cents? It’ll cost more than that to administrate. Well, it's a start.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:36:37 AM PST
by
unixfox
(Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
To: Jet Jaguar; NorwegianViking; ExTexasRedhead; HollyB; FromLori; EricTheRed_VocalMinority; ...
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:36:37 AM PST
by
Nachum
(The complete Obama list at www.nachumlist.com)
To: ColdOne
Now, why does zer0 want to tax Christmas trees? If you subsidize something, you get more of it. If you tax something you get less of it. Where's the "Christian" in zer0?
Oh wait, his next step is to subsidize Korans.
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:39:01 AM PST
by
C210N
(zer0 - a Marxonist spreading the flames of obamunism wherever he goes.)
To: ColdOne
Would “holiday” trees be covered under this tax?
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:39:38 AM PST
by
kevao
To: tallyhoe
Why do we need a National Christmas Tree Association? What if we disagree with their stance? Do we have to pay anyway?
To: ColdOne
LOL.... Obama changes his vote to “present”.
Wait, WAIT!!!!!!
Was this going to be those “shovel ready jobs” that Obama promised....... over 3 long years ago????
Saw ready jobs??
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:41:46 AM PST
by
Gator113
(~Just livin' life, my way~... Newt/Cain 2012..."Save a pretzel for the gas jets.")
To: ColdOne
If Emperor Baraq I is going tax Christmas trees, I demand a $17.76 burka tax!
FUBO GTFO! 437 Days until Noon Jan 20, 2013
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posted on
11/09/2011 11:45:51 AM PST
by
The Sons of Liberty
(Psalm 109:8 Let his days be few and let another take his office. - Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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