Christmas tree tax

[sourland]

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Overlooked only by those who chose to do so. There are some who specialize in this.

 

[dainerra]

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Overlooked only by those who chose to do so. There are some who specialize in this.

I mean, the government nipped in the bud a program that would have cost us money. Instead, they get blamed for trying to hurt the tree farmers.

 

[MamaRoo]

Yes. Sad that people can use their political leanings to tear apart something good. http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-got...the-christmas-tree-tax-20111110,0,18427.story

 

[anderson8505]

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[chickened]

Well lets get this straight, government taxes cigarettes, smokers pay the tax nobody else, government spends money to tell you not to smoke, government hopes in one hand that you will quit because of tax, government makes revenue from tax so they keep cigarettes legal. It seems the government is undecided or doubleminded, and you support this logic? I think you would squeal just as foul if it were a chicken tax eh? NIMBY would be a better word than Awesome me thinks. Government policies always look better from the outside looking in.
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Awesome!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_taxes_in_the_United_States

On February 4, 2009, the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 was signed into law, which raised the federal tax rate for cigarettes on April 1, 2009 from $0.39 per pack to $1.01 per pack.[5][6] The purpose of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) is to provide aid for impoverished children. With the increased revenue from tobacco taxes SCHIP can now afford to include families with up to three times the federal poverty level as well as children from high-income families in New York and New Jersey. SCHIP will also be able to cover dental benefits and treatment of mental illnesses where it previously could not. In addition to providing these services for U.S. citizens, SCHIP is also expanded to cover immigrant children and immigrant pregnant women

Again, if you can afford $100 for a tree, and not the extra 15 or 20 cents to support the growers, perhaps you should re-evaluate your budget.​

 

[Matthew3590]

Why would Christmas tree organizations ask the government for an ad? Why don't the farmers use themselves and go ask a company that does tv adds to run it not the government.

 

[chickened]

The strong arm of the government.

Only the government can prolong a dying business and not be fiscally responsible, (the USPS) they mandate what the USPS must do even though it was privatized.

We are in the era of great handouts could be a reason. When someone gives away goodies the line is never short.

 

[chickened]

What is sad about nipping a future failure in the bud? I call it responsible.
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[MamaRoo]

Didn't I post this already?

http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/christmastree.asp

The government only approved something the industry asked for.

And I'm quite happy with the government taxing cigarettes, and pop and candy, and all kinds of other things that aren't a necessity. In WA our liquor is taxed at almost 50%. I can choose to buy it or not.

You don't want to support the christmas tree industry's ad campaign, don't buy a tree. Not that difficult.

 

[Matthew3590]

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But why did they ask the government? Why could they not do it on their own like every single other advertisement out there. Got milk isn't ran by the government.