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Wednesday, November 09, 2011

CHRISTMAS TREE PROMOTION BOARD

Jim DeMint with another example of why this country is doomed. Government will never willingly downsize itself. It is like a parasite that must keep growing to survive.

Crony Capitalism, Christmas Trees, and the Stupidest Tax of All Time

Mr. Grinch, Mr. Scrooge, meet Mr. Obama.No, it’s not a joke.  President Obama really is imposing a special new tax on Christmas trees.
And while the policy seems a ludicrous political misstep – and possibly an unconstitutional one at that – in truth, the Obama Christmas Tree Tax is much worse than that.

The $2 million the Obama Administration expects the tax to raise will not reduce the deficit or cover needed government services.  Instead, it will serve as a marketing slush fund for the Christmas tree industry.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

More grandstanding over BS. I guess Demint feels the same over "got milk", "the other white meat", "beef, it's whats for dinner" ads too. This initiative was brought forward by a constituency in need. Meaning THE PEOPLE asked for it. Not to mention a $0.15 tax on a $25 tree amounts to a 0.6% tax, hardly something consumers or the industry are going to be hurt by. But then again, we are in an age where common sense isn't so common.

Anonymous said...

Doesn't OC do the same thing with their tourism related taxes?