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1. #1
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:07 pm, TigerLady said:

   The promotions, according to the Agriculture Department, will present “a favorable image of Christmas trees to the general public,” with the intent of improving the public “perception” of Christmas trees and, hence, their sales.

   Why would they want to present a favorable image of Christmas when the liberal left has been trying to erase it from our culture? Their hypocrisy knows no bounds where there is money to bleed.

2. #2
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:11 pm, OK_Loyalist said:

   Is there a law imposed by Congress and signed by a President that gives the Dept of Ag the power to impose the tax ? Or is this more of Obama ruling by fiat ?

3. #3
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:15 pm, WaterBoyz said:

   Acting Administrator Shipman had the temerity to say the 15-cent mandatory Christmas tree fee “is not a tax nor does it yield revenue for the Federal government” (76 CFR 69102).

   HUH

   How the hell did this get past our Republican representatives?

   Is the Artificial Christmas Tree industry going to counter this with a 14¢ “fee” to encourage consumers to chose non-live trees?

   Fake maple syrup?
   “Bath salts”?
   WTH could be next ? ?

4. #4
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:22 pm, puhiawa said:

   The Halal food tax was also in the bill. Right? Oh wait……………
   Obama is a pig. Nothing but a swine.

5. #5
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:22 pm, conservative hispanic said:

   THE WAR ON CHRISTMAS CONTINUES!!!

6. #6
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:27 pm, Flyoverman said:

   The economy is imploding and this is what they spend their time on.

   Obama’s team is beyhond inept.

7. #7
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:33 pm, joyous1 said:

   I am so confused. On one hand I am supposed to save trees (recycle – be green) and now they want me to purchase trees that are cut down. I thought we were supposed to save the trees!

8. #8
   On November 8th, 2011 at 11:53 pm, prendad said:

   The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace; maintain and expend BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLHA BLAH existing markets for Christmas trees; and to carry out programs, plans, and projects designed to provide BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAHB BLAH maximum benefits to the Christmas tree

   Uh, please excuse me, I have to go and violently throw up.

9. #9
   On November 9th, 2011 at 12:12 am, Marshall_Will said:

   Unveiled just past the point of no return for most families that have already argued Real or Fake, whom to invite.., what to serve etc.

   Nope, no coincidences in Obamaland. Forcing us to morph into something outside our normal scope of choices yet again. It was called the Tree Party, right?

   I’ve already Gone Galt. What’s left? I’m really beginning to identify w/ those that migrated to escape The Dust Bowl. Choking on regulation, surrounded by a desolate landscape and foraging to survive. Oh and Merry Christmas everyone!

10. #10
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:19 am, AmericanGirl30 said:

    I wanted to post some kind of comment on this, but really I am speechless. The insanity, the illogic, the mind-blowing stupidity seems beyond comment. This whole article really says more than I ever could about how the federal government is so out of control that nothing is beyond their touch, and how their “solutions” are so obviously worse than the problem, which in many cases (like this one) isn’t even a problem at all.

11. #11
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:21 am, Marshall_Will said:

    Ralph at Heritage Blog said:

    And I think it’s unfair. It’s a tax that targets ONLY Christians. I mean, how many muslims are putting up Christmas trees?

    Yep. Your choices are, 1) PAY the freaking tax and resent the damned thing all thru the Holidays w/ a constant reminder just how much this Administration wants to control your life 2) get a fake one, which no doubt is already being marked up by vendors, or 3) buy one, burn it and start a new Family Tradition by roasting marshmallows right at the lot.

    Mr. pResident, YOU sir are a total scumbag. Happy Ramadan….

12. #12
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:27 am, nordic_prince said:

    …the new Christmas tree program will impose on U.S. domestic producers and importers an initial fee of 15 cents per tree.

    Meaning: it will start at 15 cents, and go up from there.

    Now here rather is a revenue-raising idea that we all can get behind: a tax on stupid. Start with Congress, and by the time you get through the three branches of federal government, the deficit will be wiped out, guaranteed.

13. #13
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:28 am, Marshall_Will said:

    The value that is to be used is the taxpayer’s best estimate of what the trees could be sold for on the first day of the tax year based on their condition on that date. If someone were to purchase Christmas trees on January 1, it is reasonable to assume that they would look at their value at the time of cutting to determine their offering price. The buyer would in, essence, be buying Christmas tree futures. The IRS has adopted the applicability of this concept to Christmas tree valuation and recommends a procedure that is based on the value per foot of height.

    Yep, too good to pass up.

    http://www.timbertax.org/getstarted/christmastrees/

14. #14
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:33 am, fred5676 said:

    This HAS to be from The Onion:

    1. Obama doesn’t go to church, hence he doesn’t care about Christmas. Or Christmas trees.

    2. It’s not “Christmas” — it’s the “Winter Solstice Festival”. Didn’t Shipman get the memo??

    3. If you want to increase sales of REAL Christmas trees, logic would dictate a $15 tax on those aluminum jobs!!

    Three big reasons this is a joke — no logical person in this administration would implement such a tax.

    Wait… did I say logical??

    I take it all back.

15. #15
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:55 am, Freddy said:

    I wonder if this is some sort of ‘gift’ to the environmentalists that see Christmas trees as destructive to the enviroment?

    What would prevent Obama from appointing enviro-whackoes to this board and then have them run ads that condemn cutting trees down just for Christmas? I wonder if they would then be sued by some group for using government money in support of a religous holiday?

    We sure have a lot of hate filled groups of people in this country!

16. #16
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:01 am, swede said:

    Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace

    There are people being paid large salaries (for life) by you and me – who sit in offices we provide for days, weeks, months and do absolutely nothing but come up with inane brainstorms like this – the purpose of which is ultimately nothing more than to perpetuate their jobs coming up with ever more ridiculous projects and programs and devise ways to pick our pockets to fund them.

    I’m not paying the $.15 – I’ll cut my own tree. I just finished battling our state DeptofAg last week over mind bogglingly stupid and useless regulations and rules at our business. These b@stards are trying to put us all out of business.

    Who is John Gault?

17. #17
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:11 am, Kokonut said:

    Link to the Christmas tree tax.
    http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/html/2011-28798.htm

18. #18
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:21 am, Marshall_Will said:

    swede,

    ( Similar run-in w/ the SEC ) And yes, you’re exactly right. We PAY for these clowns to look at smut or whatever else they do and in return, we get more regulation!

    Some have become so defeated/compliant, they don’t even make a PEEP any more. But this is different, Bammie very much intended this to have a psychological effect. And it has.

    I’m w/ you and that 4th option. You bring the saw, I’ll bring the half-pint.

19. #19
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:26 am, BK said:

    Why would they want to present a favorable image of Christmas when the liberal left has been trying to erase it from our culture? Their hypocrisy knows no bounds where there is money to bleed.

    Ah, but their plan is to eventually tax the Christmas tree out of existence. There is no hypocrisy, just part of their plan.

20. #20
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:33 am, txvet2 said:

    Okay, the betting pool starts here: How long will it be until the first “Federal Christmas tree tax” waiver is issued?

    How about a betting pool on when the tax and the Christmas Tree board go away? I’d take never, but it’d be hard to collect. Or, we could have a pool payable every year on what the tax will be for the next year, and/or on the total number of bureaucrats hired by the board during the year.

21. #21
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:02 am, Papa Louie said:

    Akin to similar programs that promote milk, beef and cotton…

    Does that mean they will use the Christmas tree tax to come up with a catchy ad slogan like “Pork: the other white meat”? Maybe we should help them come up with one. How about, “Santa’s coming. Got milk under that tree?”

    On second thought, maybe they plan to offer a Cash for Clunkers program. I still have an artificial tree with the old, non-LED lights. Think they might offer me $500 dollars to trade it in on a new live tree? It makes as much sense as giving half a billion to Solyndra.

22. #22
    On November 9th, 2011 at 3:50 am, HarryBailey said:

    Dear Doug Powers,

    I know you’ve been busy scoping out the 15 cent tax on Christmas tree sellers and so I assume that you haven’t had the time to retract your absurd post about Sarkozy asking Obama for bailout money.

    You cited the Washington Times in your piece and yet anyone who followed that link found that it had been taken down.

    Guess it was fallacious and/or poorly sourced.

    I haven’t seen a retraction or even an “update”.

    I’ll stand you the 15 cents extra you assume you’ll have to be paid for your Christmas tree this year if you’ll explain your story.

23. #23
    On November 9th, 2011 at 3:52 am, kwrxxx said:

    Leave it to the government to tax Xmas trees! SHEESH!!!!

24. #24
    On November 9th, 2011 at 6:54 am, rightisright said:

    sue was cool to elect a lazy, Marxist, 1/2 black guy to the presidency, now lets get back to reality and get rid of him, his left wing nut people in every dept. in Giverment and all RINOs.

    This kind of crap is what you get with a liberal, commie. Get ‘em out my country and take an illegal with them when the go.

25. #25
    On November 9th, 2011 at 7:01 am, tomg51 said:

    the 99% hit hardest

26. #26
    On November 9th, 2011 at 7:22 am, jackblack said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:01 am, swede said:
    Who is John Galt(fify)

    I AM.

27. #27
    On November 9th, 2011 at 7:23 am, jackblack said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:26 am, BK said:
    Why would they want to present a favorable image of Christmas when the liberal left has been trying to erase it from our culture? Their hypocrisy knows no bounds where there is money to bleed.
    Ah, but their plan is to eventually tax the Christmas tree out of existence. There is no hypocrisy, just part of their plan.

    Exactly. Like all things liberal they start out under the guise of being for your benefit…then bamn you get screwed!

28. #28
    On November 9th, 2011 at 7:25 am, jackblack said:

    I know I’ve said it on this blog before but I’ll say it again

    WE CANNOT GET RID OF THIS pRESIDENT FAST ENOUGH!

29. #29
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:04 am, squeaker1 said:

    The purpose of the Board is to run a “program of promotion, research, evaluation, and information designed to strengthen the Christmas tree industry’s position in the marketplace; maintain and expend existing markets for Christmas trees; and to carry out programs, plans, and projects designed to provide maximum benefits to the Christmas tree industry”

    The Board will explore:

    1) Why Christmas tree sales are so flat in August?

    2) Why does the industry have a spike in sales from Thanksgiving to Christmas?

    3) Why do customers buy pine trees instead of ferns?

    4) Would it be easier to just abort the Pine cones rather than cut down adult trees?

30. #30
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:04 am, cicerokid said:

    Boston Tree Party!

    Taxation withoiut representation is tyranny!

31. #31
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:13 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    No Doug, the bet should be how long before the Burka Manufacturers Association petitions for a federal board to advance its products? Then Easter Egg coloring kit manufacturers, Menorah Fabricators of America, Consolidated Krishna Doll Purveyors, Prayer Rug Makers Union – they are ALL going to be shouting foul.

    It is a clear violation of the FIRST AMENDMENT. If helping the sale of now Christian religious symbol is not “respecting an establishment of religion” then I’ll eat one!

    If teacher’s are not allowed to lead a classroom in prayer because the teacher is somehow ‘Congress’ and the prayer is somehow ‘making law’ – then so is the government directly helping the manufacturers of a religious symbol thus promoting that religion.

32. #32
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:19 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    What?! No exemptions for my aluminum tree with the color wheel?! This is a piece of real Americana for crying out loud!

33. #33
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:21 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 3:50 am, HarryBailey said:
    Dear Doug Powers, yada yada yada…

    Looks like Harry sat on a pinecone.

34. #34
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:25 am, Cogs said:

    Just another excuse to expand the size of government, adding more Lefty voters dependent on government.

35. #35
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:26 am, OK_Loyalist said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:21 am, Rogue Cheddar said:

    Notice, the bigot slipped in when everyone was sleeping.

36. #36
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:26 am, sb36695 said:

    CHANGE FOR OBAMA!

37. #37
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:27 am, sonerai32645 said:

    Will a Turkey tax for turkies bought between 11/20 and 12/20 be next?

38. #38
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:28 am, NotTheMama said:

    By doing it this way consumers are not directly impacted and there will be less of an outcry.

    It’s not a tax because no federal revenue is involved? What about the salaries for these new bureaucrats? That’s federal money!

    Cut the budget of the Dept. of Agriculture.

39. #39
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:28 am, glockomatic said:

    This reads like something out of a Kurt Vonnegut novel. Can we expect the appointment of the Handicapper General (maybe Diana Moon Glampers) next?

    A Christmas Tree Tax…. I’d laugh if I weren’t crying so hard.

40. #40
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:30 am, drbage said:

    Yet, another nudge from the left to convince we, the people that the phrase in the Constitution should have been freedom “from” religion. Another example of unintended consequences–how much unemployment will be caused when people stop buying real trees? Is this a test balloon to see if it flies well, is a palm frond tax or menorrah candle tax in the works?

41. #41
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:32 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    The thought occurs to me now… we all need to start WORSHIPING every commercial product in the commerce clause under Article 1, Section 8!

    Then the EPA cannot tell us how much coal we are allowed to burn for HOLY ELECTRICITY. Declare education as a religious exercise, (as it once was…), deify gasoline powered vehicles, internet access is one big religious icon, etc.

    It would set us all FREE again! Goodbye FDR, goodbye staggering federal spending and debt that all started accumulating back in 1937.

42. #42
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:35 am, glockomatic said:

    BTW, for those of you who aren’t familiar with Vonnegut’s work, “Harrison Bergeron” is a brilliant short story full of what used to be political satire, but sadly, much like “Atlas Shrugged” and “1984″, seems to be coming to fruition.

    The text of it is online here, if you care to read it.

43. #43
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:46 am, stillontheroad said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 3:50 am, HarryBailey said:

    Ev’rybody got problems,buddy.I got mine.
    When midnight comes around, I start to lose my mind.
    When the sun puts out the light,
    I join the creatures of the night,
    Oh yeah.

    I’m a sleepwalker.
    I’m a night stalker.
    I’m a street walker.
    I’m a night hawker.
    I’m a bigot

44. #44
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:46 am, babiesgrandma said:

    I’m allergic to freshly cut pine trees. Shouldn’t I get some sort of bailout $’s because I can’t have a live tree?

45. #45
    On November 9th, 2011 at 8:49 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    the program of “information” is to include efforts to “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States”

    Thank goodness!
    Everyone knows what a poor image Christmas Trees have in the US!
    And, the Christmas Tree industry?! All those Scout troops employing child labor and all! Yes, Christmas Trees and the industry need a massive, expensive, taxpayer funded makeover!
    /s

46. #46
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:00 am, stuckinIL4now said:

    the Christmas Tree Tax — to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees

    Here’s a thought: butt out and leave Christmas alone, stop the existing First Amendment violations of stifling, muffling, squelching, censuring, prohibiting and oppressing people’s Christians’expressions of Christmas and the image and marketing will be totally unnecessary. No wait, I think it’s already irrelevant.

    What’s the $0.15 really for? To fund a new gubmint program to sponsor trips to Mecca for Hajj?

47. #47
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:02 am, dan708 said:

    I haven’t bought a tree for about four years, so I guess I ‘went Galt’ in advance?
    Waiting for the Ramadan Prayer Carpet Tax in 3,2,1…

48. #48
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:13 am, Paratus said:

    I’ve been reading in the Obamacare handbook, on page 1623 it states all partridges in a pear tree will be taxed .20 cents per day. If said partridge has been range fed and tended by the Range Fed Partridge Raisers Union of the World the tax will not be imposed.
    Tax a Christian today,you’ll feel better!

49. #49
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:18 am, John Deaux said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:01 am, swede said:
    I’m not paying the $.15 – I’ll cut my own tree.

    When I read that sentence, the first thing I pictured was the scene from Christmas Vacation with the tree strapped to the roof of the station wagon roots and all.

    Moral of the story: Bring a saw.

50. #50
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:23 am, WaterBoyz said:

    In the same vein of taxes…

    Despite new Republican flexibility on revenue increases, debt panel remains far from compromise…

    Why the hell are the Rs flexible

    We’re screwed …. again.

51. #51
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:24 am, prendad said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:11 am, Kokonut said:
    Link to the Christmas tree tax.
    http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/html/2011-28798.htm

    Click on this link. It is unbelievable. It just goes on and on and on and on with rules and rules and rules. I couldn’t believe it. This administration is trying to smother us in paper.

52. #52
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:31 am, Thunderbolt said:

    How long will it take for small producers to limit their production to 499 trees? How many big producers will break up their business into smaller entities that each produce 499 trees?

    Geez…I did click on the link to the Christmas tree tax. Oh my God…

53. #53
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:34 am, TigerLady said:

    This administration is trying to smother us in paper.

    This administration is trying to take over the world. King Obowmao wants to rule everything. Time to dump his a$$ in the harbor along with the trees.

54. #54
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:37 am, TigerLady said:

    Looks like Harry sat on a pinecone.

    Rogue, are you going to tell us the story of how the angel got on the top of the Christmas tree?

55. #55
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:38 am, RedDog said:

    …. but for now the Obama administration is trying to help during a down economy, which of course involves a new business fee, which will cost consumers more. I can feel that recession lifting already.

    There’s nothing funny about this behavior. The government and it’s political overlords are tasked with nurturing and encouraging healthy commerce, just as foreign government do for their economies. Not our corruptocrats. They are acting as would enemy agents for whatever reason they may choose.

    Congress needs to initiate legal action against this administration immediately, and on multiple fronts, to call out these unlawful actions, including those that have attacked the oil, coal, mining, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and fishing industries. There is no excuse for this. Real people have to start facing the hangman’s noose.

56. #56
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:40 am, Darthnoob said:

    Obumble is beyond satire and parody.

    Happy Festivus !

57. #57
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:41 am, RedDog said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:37 am, TigerLady said:

    Looks like Harry sat on a pinecone.

    Rogue, are you going to tell us the story of how the angel got on the top of the Christmas tree?

    The pinecone actually penetrated his ancient orifice and… OK that’s another story I was thinking of.

58. #58
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:42 am, Marshall_Will said:

    jackblack said:
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:01 am, swede said:
    Who is John Galt(fify)
    I AM.

    And if a “fat arb”/juicy deal spills out onto the pool table Friday afternoon while imbibing $1 pounders.., I’ll think about it!

    Your shot Jack…

59. #59
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:44 am, RedDog said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:40 am, Darthnoob said:
    Obumble is beyond satire and parody.
    Happy Festivus !

    Bring out more wine and Wagyu! Make mine bloody rare and soaked in Stolychnaya! The roof is on fiaah, more freaky deaky oh yeah.

60. #60
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:50 am, Darthnoob said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:11 am, Kokonut said:
    Link to the Christmas tree tax.
    http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-11-08/html/2011-28798.htm

    39 pages 2,211 lines and 17,698 words. Unbelievable.

61. #61
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:52 am, Marshall_Will said:

    drbarge said:

    Is this a test balloon to see if it flies well, is a palm frond tax or menorrah candle tax in the works?

    ‘Test balloon’? Ya’ think! I’m w/ Darthnoob, Festivus Pole it is!

    Look, it’s no secret having a tree farm is one of the best tax dodges ever devised. Half the state rep’s in Oregon have them! When your Accountant suggests it as a cure to all your ails..?

    But this naked grab ( again w/ ZERO debate ) is clearly not how to go about it. Turning Credits into Deductions, fine. Installing a new ‘tax’ as they’re being loaded onto the truck..?

    More stunts right out of the Marcos Playbook.

62. #62
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:56 am, passingruffian said:

    I’m shocked. Everybody is missing the point here. This is a brilliant debt reduction plan that must have come from the Super Duper Committee. If 100000000000000 Christmas trees are sold, the national debt is wiped out. It’s genius!!!!

63. #63
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:56 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    The rule specifically addresses ‘Christmas Trees’.
    Many vendors now don’t sell ‘Christmas Trees’. They sell ‘Holiday Trees’.
    Are Holiday Trees, therefore, exempt from the fee?

64. #64
    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:59 am, WaterBoyz said:

    This rule establishes an industry-funded promotion, research,
    and information program for fresh cut Christmas trees.

    “…industry-funded…” my ass.

    This had to of been in the works for many months. Sheet like this doesn’t just appear overnight. Somebody hell, lots of people HAD to know this was coming.

    Oh, wait, whistle-blower’s have been charged and punished for coming forward. Is that what happened?

65. #65
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:00 am, TexasEngineer said:

    And at this point, I drive to my parents’ 100+ acres covered with oak, hickory and CEDAR trees and cut my own.

66. #66
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:04 am, WaterBoyz said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:00 am, TexasEngineer said:

    And at this point, I drive to my parents’ 100+ acres covered with oak, hickory and CEDAR trees and cut my own.

    Is that the same as a non-white not paying the tanning tax?

    /sarc

67. #67
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:09 am, walterc said:

    Another reason to celebrate Festivus. From what I understand, Pole Taxes are illegal under the voting rights act. Let’s see them get around that one.

68. #68
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:10 am, GraniteMan said:

    My Aching Back! What gets more publicity than Christmas? They need money to promote selling of Trees?
    Give McDonalds an image boost Obama. Michelle has been after them since 2008 (that is when she ain’t scarfing one down).

69. #69
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:13 am, John Deaux said:

    All this time I thought only Congress had the power to levy taxes. I guess the first clause of Article 1 Section 8 was more of a guideline than a hard rule.

70. #70
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:21 am, babiesgrandma said:

    In the near future, we will be saying,

    “MERRY TAXMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT.”

71. #71
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:25 am, realitycheck said:

    Millions of Americans out of work, the economy in shambles, debt threatening to destroy the country, and this j@ck@ss Obama can’t think of anything better to worry about than Christmas trees? Breathtaking.

72. #72
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:30 am, tomg51 said:

    tree farmers already have their own promotional association:

    http://www.christmastree.org/

73. #73
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:33 am, hawkeye54 said:

    All this time I thought only Congress had the power to levy taxes.

    How wrong you are! This admin pretty much is doing whatever it pleases, our near worthless Imperial Congress having ceded authority to TEH WON by its silence and inaction on his admins policies.

    In a rational world, TEH WON should have been impeached by now and he and just about every member of his criminal admin either already imprisoned or headed that way.

74. #74
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:36 am, Dexter Alarius said:

    ECON 101: Tax something, the price goes up, and people buy less of it.

    Next up, the BATF will impose a 100% fee on firearms and ammunition which will fund a commission which will start a campaign to ‘improve the image’ of firearms and ‘promote’ the firearms industry.

75. #75
    On November 9th, 2011 at 10:36 am, hawkeye54 said:

    this j@ck@ss Obama can’t think of anything better to worry about than Christmas trees? Breathtaking.

    He’s simply taking the intial steps in preparing the foundation for a dhimmi tax. What better way to begin than by taxing Christmas trees.

76. #76
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:06 am, glockomatic said:

    At the end of the day, some actual person (and I use the term very loosely) had to have the final say on approving this. How can we find out this person’s name? I’m am sick to death of nameless, faceless apparatchiki creating these kinds of rules with no accountability.

77. #77
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:16 am, Danceswithdachshunds said:

    Ignoring the 1st Amendment violation…

    As others have mentioned, anyone with the slightest concept of economics knows that if you want to boost the sale of real Christmas trees you don’t tax them – you tax their competition; you place an import tax on artificial Christmas trees then use THAT money to endorse the sale of the real ones.

    Of course Obama and his band of idiots have already proven they don’t have the slightest concept of economics.

78. #78
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:22 am, greenfairie said:

    Jizya.

79. #79
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:31 am, hawkeye54 said:

    Of course Obama and his band of idiots have already proven they don’t have the slightest concept of economics.

    Of course they have a concept of economics – marxist/statist economics. They hate capitalism and private enterprise and worship all powerful government. Which of course requires us to sacrifice tribute to our lord and masters in city hall, the state capital and DC.

80. #80
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:34 am, happyscrapper said:

    What can we expect? This Mooslum POTUS is showing his true beliefs more and more all the time. Keep the faith, folks! We know how this turns out. We.Win.

81. #81
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:55 am, MarcoPolo said:

    ALl revenue is supposed to be generated in the House.

    Who wants to put money on Boehner taking Obama to the SCOTUS woodshed over this?

    Nobody? Yeah, that’s what I thought. And yet I’m supposed to believe if I vote for whomever the GOP coughs up and calls “our” candidate things will get better as long as we beat Obama.

    We. are. so. screwed. And right to our faces, too.

82. #82
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:58 am, MarcoPolo said:

    On November 9th, 2011 at 9:38 am, RedDog said:
    Congress needs to initiate legal action against this administration immediately, and on multiple fronts, to call out these unlawful actions, including those that have attacked the oil, coal, mining, pharmaceutical, healthcare, and fishing industries. There is no excuse for this. Real people have to start facing the hangman’s noose.

    You expect Congress to do anything? Dude – they’re totally busy!

83. #83
    On November 9th, 2011 at 11:59 am, 1ConcernedMom said:

    Wonder when they will start referring to it as the “Holiday Tree Tax.” We sure wouldn’t want to offend anyone!

84. #84
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:29 pm, MamaElk said:

    Dear squatter of the White House,
    Leave Christmas alone please, it doesn’t need an image booster or your help in any way shape or form. Christmas I’m sure will survive with out federal support, however it is clear that the fed cant survive with out taxpayer support keep up the transparent work!

    Regards, fake Christmas tree owner

85. #85
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:29 pm, MamaElk said:

    Dear squatter of the White House,
    Leave Christmas alone please, it doesn’t need an image booster or your help in any way shape or form. Christmas I’m sure will survive with out federal support, however it is clear that the fed cant survive with out taxpayer support keep up the transparent work!

    Regards, fake Christmas tree owner

86. #86
    On November 9th, 2011 at 12:29 pm, rambler said:

    Does it mean that “holiday’ trees are not taxed?

    What a bunch of whoey! Why create this tax? What does the administration want to have happen? Is it about raising more money or is it to squash tree sales? I never know what the hidden agenda is, since the dopes in DC seem to constantly create a different outcome for the effort.

87. #87
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:00 pm, rambler said:

    Job creation bho style: create a tax and hire more gov employees.

    I want a tax on prayer rugs!

88. #88
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:17 pm, Blackstone said:

    So…how do they define “Christmas” tree, exactly? Is there a certain species called something like Pinus dominicus?

89. #89
    On November 9th, 2011 at 1:28 pm, Sanddog said:

    If Christmas tree growers want to promote their product, they can form their own group, elect a board and charge membership dues to fund advertising campaigns. Oh wait.. they already have organizations. But what the big growers want is for the government to oversee a checkoff program because they can get more exposure and more advertising bang for their buck by making the smaller producers/importers fund an advertising campaign that will drive more business towards the big boys.

    The request for a Christmas tree checkoff programs comes from a group of growers who already have the majority of market share in the industry.

90. #90
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:09 pm, WaterBoyz said:

    Obumer cancels tax.

91. #91
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:10 pm, stillontheroad said:

    Looks like the Sock Puppet and his minions have backed down on this – delayed is what they have said. The problem with everything this Ass hat does is, what is he up too as he waves one hand with taxes on Christmas trees.

92. #92
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:11 pm, ChocolateCzar said:

    Sounds like Jizyah tax to me!
    “Jews and the Christians …should be forced to pay Jizya in order to put an end to their independence and supremacy so that they should not remain rulers and sovereigns in the land. These powers should be wrested from them by the followers of the true Faith, who should assume the sovereignty and lead others towards the Right Way.”
    Mawdudi, S. Abul A’la, The Meaning of the Qur’an, (Islamic Publications Ltd., Lahore, 1993 edition), vol 2, page 183

93. #93
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:30 pm, Unintelligible said:

    Are these programs ever evaluated to see if they actually accomplish anything other than buying bureaucrat’s salaries and paying for PR and ad agency services? Mad Men <heart$> Big Govt. “Occupy Madison Avenue” anyone?

94. #94
    On November 9th, 2011 at 2:56 pm, AlohaGuy said:

    What’s that – $15 million or so? Obama must have a friend in the tree PR business who gets the money. Maybe someone he met at Man Country as they discussed small trees…

95. #95
    On November 9th, 2011 at 4:58 pm, spaceycakes said:

    AlohaGuy said:
    What’s that – $15 million or so? Obama must have a friend in the tree PR business who gets the money. Maybe someone he met at Man Country as they discussed small trees…

    or the many uses of pine tar

96. #96
    On November 9th, 2011 at 5:43 pm, CO_Engineer said:

    Very curious- Obama did not kill the tax, merely delayed it’s implementation. So it is still on the books and can be implemented at any time. I suspect when there is a lot of other stuff going on to capture our attention he will quietly let it be implemented, and if caught he will just blame the bureaucrats: “I stopped that tax, but those guys didn’t get the memo, what can I do?”. Or if he is reelected he will just thumb his nose at us and tell us “I’m taxing your dam trees, deal with it! Now where was that list of other things to tax, it was around here somewhere…..”

97. #97
    On November 9th, 2011 at 7:38 pm, publiuswarmac9999 said:

    The more I think about this proposed tax the more I believe its underlying ideas was to attack Christianity under the guise of helping Christianity. The secular left constantly uses this type of ploy.

98. #98
    On November 10th, 2011 at 11:58 am, TheOtherSide said:

    http://mediamatters.org/blog/201111090001

    More lies from the right. Enough said.