tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post7998961157905619194..comments2023-08-20T07:06:14.115-04:00Comments on Thurber's Thoughts: A tax on plane tickets to fund global warming fight?Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12677808307727487766noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-43229167307762315282009-06-11T11:57:37.710-04:002009-06-11T11:57:37.710-04:00I saw an interview yesterday about the new tax on ...I saw an interview yesterday about the new tax on livestock the Dems are planning to push.<br />$175 tax per head of cattle and $100 per pig...to fight global warming!<br />The only thing the democrats are fighting is global properity!-Sepphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11187463448901564093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-24778503064375842242009-06-09T21:12:21.327-04:002009-06-09T21:12:21.327-04:00Maggie,
Perhaps instead of taxing everyone using ...Maggie,<br /><br />Perhaps instead of taxing everyone using commercial airlines for global climate change (a form of mass transportation, by the way), such a tax would be better placed on those with private jets inefficiently jetting around the globe to make speeches on global warming (like Al Gore).Timothy W Higginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118861693269565715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-56390303168484272112009-06-09T07:32:00.247-04:002009-06-09T07:32:00.247-04:00Maggie,
Besides the fictitious/arbitrary "gl...Maggie,<br /><br />Besides the fictitious/arbitrary "global warming" argument, it's mostly, like Roman said, CONTROLLING how other people are supposed to live their lives.<br /><br />In short, it's SOCIALISTS running amok with other peoples money. . .Hooda Thunkit (Dave Zawodny)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13176392380086227377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21829866.post-73551666458845393332009-06-08T11:33:25.579-04:002009-06-08T11:33:25.579-04:00At the risk of sounding cynical, "global warm...At the risk of sounding cynical, "global warming, climate change" or whatever buzzword the elites are using is just another way to make you live the way they want you to.<br /><br />Laws and/or taxation are one way to dictate what kind of vehicle you use, where and what you live in, the kinds of food you eat. Anti-smoking, pro seatbelt use are good ideas...but are not a reason to make every good idea into law, on whatever level. <br /><br />The leftist elites think they know how to live your life better than you!Romanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016139270835685661noreply@blogger.com