EPA Eyes “Cow Tax” to Curb Global Warming
I hate to keep repeating myself, but anyone who thinks that global warming is anything other than a conduit to raising taxes and regulation to restrict freedoms needs to read this article about the EPA’s proposal to implement a cow tax to save the planet.
The EPA is proposing a tax on farmers for every cow, head of cattle, and pig under the Clean Air Act. It even includes requiring farmers who exceed a certain number of livestock to apply for a permit (for a nominal fee of course.)
The tax for dairy cows could be $175 per cow, and $87.50 per head of beef cattle. The tax on hogs would upwards of $20 per hog,” the release said. “Any operation with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 beef cattle or 200 hogs would have to obtain permits
Just a stupid question here, but who do you think will end up paying for all of these taxes levied on the farmers? That would be the consumer.
With president-elect Barack Obama’s stance that he is willing to use the EPA to help save the planet from global warming there is a damn good chance that something this stupid could actually become law.
The new president has been on record as saying that he really supports regulating greenhouse gases out of the Clean Air Act,” Krause said to the Business & Media Institute. “So, we really have to keep an eye on it. Legislation would really be the only way to exempt it at this point – the cow tax.”
Global warming is being used as a means to regulate and restrict the people through more taxes, regulations, and fees. I know I keep repeating myself, but when I read stories like this one I just can’t help myself.
Around the years 1767-1768 John Dickinson, while writing to argue against the Townsend Acts, said that there was a difference between taxes aimed at raising revenue and taxes aimed at regulation. He wrote that while taxes aimed at raising revenue were not always welcomed that they were innocuous, but if taxes were designed to regulate the people they were illegitimate and insidious.
The warning was there over two-hundred years ago and now we are silently falling victim to these same illegitimate, insidious forms of taxation.
America's Watchtower 
First the government subisidizes the raising of cows, then they tax cow farts, then they give away free goverment cheese. It makes perfect sense.
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Too bad we can’t make all the cows and pigs magically disappear! Sounds like that is what they want. (screw you, hippie!)
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For the past few weeks the volcanoes on Montserrat have spewed more carbon and noxious gases than in the entire history of herding livestock. Tax the freaking volcanoes, idiots!
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Hey Bob,
I am writing a paper -“Environmental Extremists vote for Change”-for “Current Events” for my Environmental Science Class. I cannot believe the political idiocy I am reading in this class!! My “cat-curiosity” is now accumulating its limit of silence… The “Cow & Pig Tax” … Where do I start?!?!?!?!? Hmm… Will Humans be taxed too, or shall we stick a cork up or sphincter immediately? I am just inquiring since -in 2009- Environmentalists have officially pushed the limit of stupidity. Who was the 43rd President for the United States of America elected from the state of Texas? WAIT!!! OOOOoooo I KNOW!!!!Former President Bush!!! Did he not have a -in his possession/during his campaign- ranch with Pigs? HOLY COW -no pun intended- our government is screwed!!
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Let’s not let facts get in the way of an argument Bob. 🙂 Besides thet haven’t figured out how to tax a volcano yet. But I am sure they are going to try. 🙂
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Taxing a Volcano??? Mr.Pink Eyes, Why would the government want to make sense? Wait! Would I be the one paying into the “NO REASONABLE TAX FUND/TAX HAPPY-VOTE FOR CHANGE- AMERICA”? Will America tax the Country, which holds the Active Volcanic Activity? The year -2009- has been quite interesting! I’ve learned the limit to occurrences in our government is endless!!
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Mr. Pink Eyes,
I would have left a comment under the “About Me” section of this page.
It is about DAMN TIME SOMEONE STOOD UP TO BE AMERICAN with all of the Political BULL!!! Abraham Lincoln must be rolling in his grave right now!
I am a 23-year-old Wounded Naval “Master-At-Arms” Veteran/DIVORCED SINGLE PARENT/STUDENT, and I am DAMN PROUD of your section. OOOHRA!!
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Global warming fanaticism has run amouck!!! Tax cows and pigs–next dog and cat owners will have to fork out money for their pets. Global warming??? I hear we heading into another ice age. What is the truth? Good god, who really knows. I do know this–cows and pigs crap on the ground and the grass grows better–grass eats CO2. Thats good I suppose. So cows are bad, but cow mess is good—my god, the world has gone crazy. Lets charge freight rates across the ant hill and send convicts on a world wide cruise!!!
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My Dear Sweet Ron….
The government will not tax you for cats and dogs –pets etc.-next… Oh no, hon!… The government will provide –kind of like Medicaid Health Insurance and Welfare- a separate Life Insurance Policy dedicated to Methane Gas to avoid an increase in our “Pollution Blanket/Greenhouse” bestowing on our PRECIOUS EARTH. Why not? We have stooped this low in stupidity. What are we to do -struggling to be nice instead of sarcastic-???? The Earth’s temperature has increased ONE DEGREE in the last 100 YEARS according to NASA. I LOVE ENVIROMENTAL DRAMA QUEEN IDIOTS EXCERISING THE FIRST AMMENDMENT; YOU GUYS MAKE MY EVER LOVIN’ DAY!! Would you like a cork for your bodily function, or wait until an extremist complains enough? Spontaneous combustion hence Life Insurance!! BOOM!
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Thx. for article. Good job.
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We’re all going to die of COW FARTS-Methane Gas-, or the farmers will place a cork in a cows butt,BOOM!! Spontaneous combustion!!! Thanks MR. PRESIDENT!
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