Obama enacts New Christmas Tree Tax

[DOUG]

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/

President Obama's Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.

In the Federal Register of November 8, 2011, Acting Administrator of Agricultural Marketing David R. Shipman announced that the Secretary of Agriculture will appoint a Christmas Tree Promotion Board.  The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry's position in the marketplace; maintain and expend existing markets for Christmas trees; and to carry out programs, plans, and projects designed to provide maximum benefits to the Christmas tree industry” (7 CFR 1214.46(n)).  And the program of “information” is to include efforts to “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States” (7 CFR 1214.10).

To pay for the new Federal Christmas tree image improvement and marketing program, the Department of Agriculture imposed a 15-cent fee on all sales of fresh Christmas trees by sellers of more than 500 trees per year (7 CFR 1214.52).  And, of course, the Christmas tree sellers are free to pass along the 15-cent Federal fee to consumers who buy their Christmas trees.

[Krawler00]

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[unwantedstray]

I used to work on a Chistmas Tree farm and this sounds like some crap. Im going to pass this along to the owner and see what if he has heard about it.

[wideload]

I propose a $00.15 money pool in a general fund for all Americans that want to see this administration take a freakin hike! {btt}
 

[Krawler00]

I'd pay more! {toast}

[DOUG]

I propose a $00.15 money pool in a general fund for all Americans that want to see this administration take a freakin hike! {btt}
 

 {letseat}

 {toast}

 :fu(

[wideload]

I wake up each morning, (thank you God) and watch Fox news to see if a miracle has taken place....
"ONO" bama has been found guilty of ANYTHING and his side kick "JOE" the gaffer have resigned and pending charges await!
Then I really wake up and say, well S&%T..... WTF

[Krawler00]

 

[DOUG]

Take a minute to do this:

http://act.theteaparty.net/5273/prosecute-eric-holder/?m=1981590

[kvom]

Although this tax seems rather silly, it's a stretch to blame Obama personally (not that I object to doing so  ;D).  The campaign to start this program started before Obama's election by some of the Xmas tree growers themselves.  I sincerely doubt that he even knew about it before it was announced.

[wideload]

Maybe so...I just don't like him for the sake of...uhhh... {ehm}...I don't know, I just don't like him, them, whatever!

I think they should demand the Nobel Peace Prize back unless they rename it Piece Prize since it's a piece of everyone's arse or income that he's known for.

[DOUG]

Yeah, it's actually by the Christmas Tree Growers Assoc to combat fake tree sales ???