Drop the "Flatulence Tax"
Target:
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson of the EPA
Sponsored by:
In their crackdown on greenhouse emissions, the EPA has discovered a few that they missed. They now propose to tax farmers for the amount of methane gas produced not by any machinery, but by their livestock. This gas is produced naturally during the digestion process, and has been since the cow and pig were "invented." The EPA proposes to tax farmers $175 a dairy cow, $87.50 a head of cattle and $20 a hog.
People, this is RIDICULOUS! We're going to tax farmers because their cows and pigs fart? Is that going to CHANGE the fact? NO! Can farmers stop them from doing what is part of their digestive process? NO!
So what is this "fart tax" going to do? It will lead to cattle being put down because their farmers can't afford to keep them, and if they send them somewhere else, that person still has to pay the methane tax. DEAD COW=no tax. Notice that the tax on dairy cattle is higher. This means an increase in price in dairy products, not only because farmers have to recoup their losses from this tax, but also because the higher tax could make dairy farmers turn to less-taxable farming (less supply, higher price).
So what is it going to do? Put money in the government pockets, and take it out of ours. What's next? A tax on OUR flatulence? Let's show the EPA how ridiculous we think this "fart tax" is!
People, this is RIDICULOUS! We're going to tax farmers because their cows and pigs fart? Is that going to CHANGE the fact? NO! Can farmers stop them from doing what is part of their digestive process? NO!
So what is this "fart tax" going to do? It will lead to cattle being put down because their farmers can't afford to keep them, and if they send them somewhere else, that person still has to pay the methane tax. DEAD COW=no tax. Notice that the tax on dairy cattle is higher. This means an increase in price in dairy products, not only because farmers have to recoup their losses from this tax, but also because the higher tax could make dairy farmers turn to less-taxable farming (less supply, higher price).
So what is it going to do? Put money in the government pockets, and take it out of ours. What's next? A tax on OUR flatulence? Let's show the EPA how ridiculous we think this "fart tax" is!
In their crackdown on greenhouse emissions, the EPA has discovered a few that they missed. They now propose to tax farmers for the amount of methane gas produced not by any machinery, but by their livestock. This gas is produced naturally during the digestion process, and has been since the cow and pig were "invented." The EPA proposes to tax farmers $175 a dairy cow, $87.50 a head of cattle and $20 a hog.
People, this is RIDICULOUS! We're going to tax farmers because their cows and pigs fart? Is that going to CHANGE the fact? NO! Can farmers stop them from doing what is part of their digestive process? NO!
So what is this "fart tax" going to do? It will lead to cattle being put down because their farmers can't afford to keep them, and if they send them somewhere else, that person still has to pay the methane tax. DEAD COW=no tax. Notice that the tax on dairy cattle is higher. This means an increase in price in dairy products, not only because farmers have to recoup their losses from this tax, but also because the higher tax could make dairy farmers turn to less-taxable farming (less supply, higher price).
So what is it going to do? Put money in the government pockets, and take it out of ours. What's next? A tax on OUR flatulence? Let's show the EPA how ridiculous we think this "fart tax" is!
People, this is RIDICULOUS! We're going to tax farmers because their cows and pigs fart? Is that going to CHANGE the fact? NO! Can farmers stop them from doing what is part of their digestive process? NO!
So what is this "fart tax" going to do? It will lead to cattle being put down because their farmers can't afford to keep them, and if they send them somewhere else, that person still has to pay the methane tax. DEAD COW=no tax. Notice that the tax on dairy cattle is higher. This means an increase in price in dairy products, not only because farmers have to recoup their losses from this tax, but also because the higher tax could make dairy farmers turn to less-taxable farming (less supply, higher price).
So what is it going to do? Put money in the government pockets, and take it out of ours. What's next? A tax on OUR flatulence? Let's show the EPA how ridiculous we think this "fart tax" is!
We signed the "Drop the "Flatulence Tax"" petition!
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5:26 am PST, Dec 7,
Manon Gauthier, Canada
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# 85:
1:39 pm PST, Dec 5,
Philippe Ducreux, France
# 84:
3:27 am PST, Dec 2,
Margaretha Van Egmond, Netherlands
# 83:
12:11 pm PDT, Oct 23,
Kristen Lamb, New York
# 82:
1:28 pm PDT, Sep 9,
Jessica Straub, Canada
# 81:
9:34 am PDT, Sep 9,
Madeline Aldea, Romania
# 80:
6:10 am PDT, Sep 3,
Sonja Nielsen, Denmark
# 79:
6:18 pm PDT, Sep 2,
Lydia Aprile, North Carolina
# 78:
1:01 pm PDT, Aug 19,
Kathryn Qualls, Tennessee
# 77:
11:16 am PDT, Aug 14,
Austin Kendall, New York
# 76:
4:32 am PDT, Jul 24,
Sarah Smith, United Kingdom
# 75:
9:40 am PDT, Jul 20,
Carolina Martinez, Spain
# 74:
6:54 am PDT, Jul 19,
Jesse Vance, Colorado
I have been a cattle rancher all my life, if I have to pay a tax on my cattle I will quit and just raise food for myself, because I won't be able to afford to by milk, meat of all kind, all dairy products, I am sick of the epa passing crap bills on the rest of us. Our farmers and ranchers are the backbone of this country's food source. If it costs more at the store, then your taxes will go up to help pay for all those on government aid so they can eat better than the rest of us, without working for it. Every time you make a tax it affects us all somewhere.
I have been a cattle rancher all my life, if I have to pay a tax on my cattle I will quit and just raise food for myself, because I won't be able to afford to by milk, meat of all kind, all dairy products, I am sick of the epa passing crap bills on the rest of us. Our farmers and ranchers are the backbone of this country's food source. If it costs more at the store, then your taxes will go up to help pay for all those on government aid so they can eat better than the rest of us, without working for it. Every time you make a tax it affects us all somewhere.
# 73:
9:51 pm PDT, Jul 12,
Samantha Tumia, Australia
# 72:
4:37 am PDT, Jul 12,
Filomena Lomba Viana, United Kingdom
# 71:
6:14 am PDT, Jul 9,
Ines Faria, Portugal
# 70:
6:02 am PDT, Jul 4,
Jean Carlos Ortiz, Massachusetts
# 69:
1:31 am PDT, Jul 4,
Elaine Robinson, United Kingdom
# 68:
11:08 am PDT, Jul 1,
Katira Tejeda, Massachusetts
# 67:
6:23 pm PDT, Jun 30,
Name not displayed, Colorado
What next? Put meters on humans and their pets to tax them for daily gas emmisions? This is ridiculous and will make food much more expensive and unaffordable for those on low income and for everybody in general. I dont want my food to come from China please. The US food suply is safer. But driving our farmers out of business through this very stupid tax will hurt our safe food supply source. If they pass this then tax the govt for their disease carrying pet buffalo, deer, elk and various wildlife who also fart instead. And tax the politicians for all their hot air and stupid ideas.
What next? Put meters on humans and their pets to tax them for daily gas emmisions? This is ridiculous and will make food much more expensive and unaffordable for those on low income and for everybody in general. I dont want my food to come from China please. The US food suply is safer. But driving our farmers out of business through this very stupid tax will hurt our safe food supply source. If they pass this then tax the govt for their disease carrying pet buffalo, deer, elk and various wildlife who also fart instead. And tax the politicians for all their hot air and stupid ideas.
# 66:
3:54 pm PDT, Jun 25,
Gary Evans, Ohio
Just another Example of this Administration trying to find ways to Tax us. I don't have words to describe how completely ridiculus this is. We the people need to get together now, and put a stop to this, and all of the other legislative crap they're trying to stuff down our throat.
Just another Example of this Administration trying to find ways to Tax us. I don't have words to describe how completely ridiculus this is. We the people need to get together now, and put a stop to this, and all of the other legislative crap they're trying to stuff down our throat.
# 65:
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7:33 pm PDT, Jun 23,
Daile O'Connor, New Jersey
Flatulence tax? Honestly, is this a joke? This is truly the most ridiculous, unnecessary thing I have ever heard. How dare the EPA even think of taxing farmers for something so ridiculous! We can't stand for this! |
# 64:
1:24 pm PDT, Jun 22,
Rita Mathues, Belgium
# 63:
11:07 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Pam Boland, Georgia
# 62:
7:47 pm PDT, Jun 21,
Tatiana Costa, Brazil
# 61:
5:17 am PDT, Jun 19,
Razvan V., Romania
# 60:
8:16 am PDT, Jun 18,
Kim-Lee Bosman, Belgium
# 59:
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5:52 am PDT, Jun 17,
Camille Depayre, France
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# 58:
2:13 pm PDT, Jun 14,
Anita Kofta, Wisconsin
# 57:
1:16 pm PDT, Jun 14,
ALPHA WI, Germany
GO VEGAN AND LEAVE THE ANIMALS ALONE!!!!
GO VEGAN AND LEAVE THE ANIMALS ALONE!!!!
# 56:
11:22 am PDT, Jun 14,
Julia Tawyea', Pennsylvania
# 55:
1:31 pm PDT, Jun 13,
Georgina Chiarelli, Uruguay
# 54:
5:02 am PDT, Jun 13,
Silky Wylder, Wisconsin
# 53:
7:34 am PDT, Jun 12,
Stephanie Lessard, New Hampshire
# 52:
2:57 am PDT, Jun 12,
Gail Dair, Australia
# 51:
2:39 am PDT, Jun 12,
Camilla Bank, Denmark
