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Cow Tax Proposal Would Threaten Agriculture Viability
Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation ^ | November 15, 2008 | unattributed

Posted on 11/18/2008 6:35:07 PM PST by prairiebreeze

“With the economy in bad shape and the possibility of a deep recession looming, the Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to levy new taxes—on cows and pigs,” American Farm Bureau Federation Director of Regulatory Relations Rick Krause told Wyoming Farm Bureau members at their annual meeting. Krause spoke in Sheridan on Nov. 7.

“This is no laughing matter,” Krause said. “The cow tax and the pig tax are parts of a larger scheme by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.”

“Under the proposal, if a state charged the “presumptive minimum rate” from the EPA, the cow tax would be $175 per dairy cow, $87.50 per head for beef cattle and a little more than $20 per pig,” Krause explained.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: agriculture; cattle; climatechange; cow; cowtax; globalwarming; insanity
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To: prairiebreeze

What do Democraps give their kids on their cereal? Coca Cola? Root Beer?

There is precious little profit in farming/ranching now in the USA. The regulations have driven many a dairy out of business.

Do you want milk from China with melamine in it?

The environazis are behind this. They want to force all ranching and farming to cease to exist.


21 posted on 11/18/2008 6:55:43 PM PST by ridesthemiles
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To: prairiebreeze

So they will put all the American dairy, beef, and pork farmers out of business and then we can import our meat from elsewhere?


22 posted on 11/18/2008 6:55:48 PM PST by pnz1
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To: B4Ranch
"I have no problem with the tax IF we equally apply the tax to imported livestock and boxed meat."

That's a great idea.


23 posted on 11/18/2008 7:00:07 PM PST by familyop (cbt. engr. (cbt), NG, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
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To: prairiebreeze
“Under the proposal, if a state charged the “presumptive minimum rate” from the EPA, the cow tax would be $175 per dairy cow..." Krause explained.

So let me get this straight...the EPA is taxing cows while simultaneously dairy farmers receive subsidies from the Department of Agriculture.

These people are ****ing insane.

24 posted on 11/18/2008 7:00:19 PM PST by denydenydeny ("The monster state is a source of many evils; but it is, above all, an engine of envy."-Paul Johnson)
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To: ridesthemiles

“What do Democraps give their kids on their cereal? Coca Cola? Root Beer? “

You are forgetting about the hoards of them that don’t have kids (you know all those abortions , mommy and mommy /daddy and daddy living together etc )


25 posted on 11/18/2008 7:01:31 PM PST by Lera
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To: prairiebreeze

Or is this a prelude to another subsidy not unlike the federal land bank. Pay ranchers not to raise beef to keep the world hungry. Either way, the consumer gets screwed.


26 posted on 11/18/2008 7:02:22 PM PST by Steamburg ( Your wallet speaks the only language most politicians understand.)
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To: prairiebreeze
"If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And If it stops moving, subsidize it."

Ronald Reagan on government management of the economy.

28 posted on 11/18/2008 7:03:46 PM PST by Ken H
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To: prairiebreeze

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k6KUDv1wzraWhwlBt1

Insane proposals designed to destroy businesses is the status quo for the modern “democratic” party.

We need to educate the masses before it’s too late, they have a bill ready to destroy every business in America.


29 posted on 11/18/2008 7:04:19 PM PST by word_warrior_bob (You can now see my amazing doggie and new puppy on my homepage!! Come say hello to Jake & Sonny)
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To: prairiebreeze

Seems to me the chickens will be coming home to rooooooooost.


30 posted on 11/18/2008 7:09:08 PM PST by spokeshave (0bambi wants to kill babies and raise taxes, Sarah wants to raise babies and kill taxes)
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To: prairiebreeze

I’m insisting from now on that government officials follow all proposed guidelines for two years before imposing rules on the rest of us. When the environmentalists and politicians stick catalytic converters up their asses and stop exhaling for two years, then we can discuss the detrimental effects of farm animals.


31 posted on 11/18/2008 7:09:19 PM PST by bitterohiogunclinger (America held hostage - day 14)
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To: pnz1

Not only will this put a lot of farmers out of business

but they also have plans to make it almost impossible for families to raise their own animals
start reading here http://nonais.org/ and you will be horrified


32 posted on 11/18/2008 7:11:09 PM PST by Lera
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To: NaughtiusMaximus

American voters just handed marxists all the tools they will need.

Nationalized education has paid off for the marxists.

I doubt we will ever get our lost freedoms back and during the next 4-8 years we will lose more of our righs.


33 posted on 11/18/2008 7:11:36 PM PST by stockpirate (United Socialist States of America - USSA. Slaves to our socialist masters.)
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To: NaughtiusMaximus

American voters just handed marxists all the tools they will need.

Nationalized education has paid off for the marxists.

I doubt we will ever get our lost freedoms back and during the next 4-8 years we will lose more of our righs.


34 posted on 11/18/2008 7:12:01 PM PST by stockpirate (United Socialist States of America - USSA. Slaves to our socialist masters.)
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To: ConservativeMind

ping


35 posted on 11/18/2008 7:13:29 PM PST by Glacier Honey
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To: B4Ranch

you must be a liberal


36 posted on 11/18/2008 7:16:24 PM PST by stockpirate (United Socialist States of America - USSA. Slaves to our socialist masters.)
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To: prairiebreeze
“Under the proposal, if a state charged the “presumptive minimum rate” from the EPA, the cow tax would be $175 per dairy cow, $87.50 per head for beef cattle and a little more than $20 per pig,” Krause explained.

And just what would this tax accomplish? Getting cows and pigs to stop producing methane?

I don't think so.

37 posted on 11/18/2008 7:18:58 PM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: prairiebreeze

Oh come on now, you exaggerate. Such a tax would create an abundance of new “green” jobs and the price of beef and pork would certainly fall to new lows. Employment would soar!


38 posted on 11/18/2008 7:19:34 PM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: beyondashadow

Ping


39 posted on 11/18/2008 7:19:55 PM PST by whatexit
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To: Lera

“Lot of Americans will go hungry”

GOOD!! and I hope cold as well ... freezing cold.

The more people who suffer terribly in the next 4 years, the better. They (and unfortunately we will be affected also) deserve it.


40 posted on 11/18/2008 7:20:54 PM PST by CapnJack
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