https://freerepublic.com/tag/cyclistcarbontax/ en-us Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:51:00 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993052/posts WA Legislator: Cyclists increased respiration leads to air pollution" $25 Carbon TAX. Rep. Ed Orcutt thinks that "bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride" because, "the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider." A high-ranking Washington legislator has added insult to injury in his support for a bike tax by claiming that bicycling is not environmentally friendly because people who ride bikes pollute the air when they breathe. (snip) Here's the entire text of Orcutt's email: "I am not a fan of the House Transportation tax proposal, nor of many tax proposals,... https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2993052/posts#comment Sun, 3 Mar 2013 17:51:00 GMT