Posted on 11/09/2011 10:13:57 AM PST by RightGeek
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.'
The money will set up a brand new government agency called (no, seriously) the Christmas Tree Promotion Board. The CTPB will use the $2 million to hire a staff – most likely the industry lobbyists who cooked up this scheme – and then run advertisements to “enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry of the United States.”
Don’t the Christmas tree growers and retailers already do that? Yes. Isn’t marketing something that all companies should do with their profits, to grow their business and attract new customers? Yes.
And while we’re asking questions, does anyone in America – anyone? – believe that Christmas trees have a bad image that needs taxpayer-subsidized improvement?
So why should the government-funded Christmas Tree Promotion Board tax us to fund a marketing campaign? So the Christmas tree industry can pocket the $2 million they now won’t have to spend marketing their trees.
That’s it. That’s the whole purpose of the Obama Christmas Tree Tax: to take money from hard-working families celebrating Christmas and give it to clever lobbyists and businessmen running a crony-capitalist subsidy scam.
And while this policy will, by design, help one group of people, it will hurt others: businesses that sell artificial Christmas trees, people who work at your local stores that sell them, and, don’t forget, the consumers who are out 15 cents a tree.
Business groups using government connections to enrich themselves by hurting everyone else. Makes you just want to break into “O Holy Night,” doesn’t it?
Hopefully, the Crony Capitalists in the Obama Administration have gone too far this time, and public backlash will force Congress to shut down the Christmas Tree Promotion Board and repeal the single stupidest tax of all time. I will soon offer an amendment on the Senate floor to do just that.
All I want for Christmas is a free market.
It’s a jizya on the dhimmis.
Obamao will now tax your religion.
“Bruce the Spruce” has been a part of our family for 10 years now.”
Please to forgive. I was insensitive.
After I sent my “tacky” remark, I realized many of you good folks have a “Bruce the Spruce.” It is probably what I have seen here in Panama that has turned me off. It was my remark that was tacky.
Again, please forgive me.
The thing is don’t buy a tree if you can help it.
My best wishes and my love to Bruce the Spruce.
BHO is acting more and more as a dictator.
P.S.
I am also apologizing for the words “gawd-awful.”
Kinda makes you wonder how much of this drek Ø is setting up will be canned once an adult regains the Oval Office. I hope and pray all of it. Obama should become one huge unpleasant nightmarish memory.
He should be but he won't be. As an ex-President he'll be more of a toothache than Jimmy.
Maybe this GODLESS MARXIST that is occupying the White House thinks that the Christmas Tree BOARD needs to say that Christmas is wrong -- that Jesus' Birth is not IMPORTANT and that the saying:'WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE' should be 'WITH GOVERNMENT ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE"
Please do not INSULT the GRINCH by MORPHING OBAMA's Face on him. The GRINCH is SMARTER that the MARXIST!!
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