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Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:35 am**

Obama has approved a tax on Christmas trees. Revenue from the tax will be used to promote the sale of Christmas trees.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/11 ... z1dD8KX0tg

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:41 am**

"SAXI, I'm no economist it seems to me a tax on Christmas trees will depress tree sales. But using the tax money to buy TV ads to promote Christmas trees may offset the negative impact of the tax. My farmer put a Christmas tree in my barn last year. I liked it a lot!"

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:43 am**

"Is a Christmas tree like a Menorah? My farmer put one of those in my barn. I don't like fire. It frightens me."

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:53 am**

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:54 am**

More stupidity from our federal government.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 10:59 am**

I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:21 am**

kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:24 am**

Because they know that once they start taxing something for "good" reasons, they can later expand those taxes for whatever reason they want.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:19 pm**

Night Strike wrote:Because they know that once they start taxing something for "good" reasons, they can later expand those taxes for whatever reason they want.

Saxi just got you good.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:20 pm**

mviola wrote:
Night Strike wrote:Because they know that once they start taxing something for "good" reasons, they can later expand those taxes for whatever reason they want.

Saxi just got you good.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:42 pm**

BigBallinStalin wrote:
kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

I'm not sure. Even the fact that this tax is talked about is free advertising. No publicity is bad publicity?

It just seems like the tax may hold them afloat this season, but in a future season this tax will be supporting and subsidizing. So, they may see that they wont last long enough without the taxes starting now. ( This is just speculation, because I really don't know.)

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 12:59 pm**

BigBallinStalin wrote:
kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

LOL! THIS ENTIRE THREAD WAS A BBS TRAP AND I CAUGHT HIM!!!!!!!!!

SAXI - KING OF THE TRAP THREADS!

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:32 pm**

saxitoxin wrote:
BigBallinStalin wrote:
kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

LOL! THIS ENTIRE THREAD WAS A BBS TRAP AND I CAUGHT HIM!!!!!!!!!

SAXI - KING OF THE TRAP THREADS!

I don't understand. What is this thing "TRAP?"

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 1:37 pm**

kentington wrote:
saxitoxin wrote:
BigBallinStalin wrote:
kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

LOL! THIS ENTIRE THREAD WAS A BBS TRAP AND I CAUGHT HIM!!!!!!!!!

SAXI - KING OF THE TRAP THREADS!

I don't understand. What is this thing "TRAP?"

This is a tradition that goes back a long time here in The Club. Basically, you start a thread to see if you can get a specific person to post in it. Then, when they do, you have them trapped! However, the rules of Trap Threads say you have to post a dialog of animals speaking to give a fair warning to the poster you're trying to trap. However, some people violate that rule and trap posters without the animal dialog warning. And recently, some people have become concerned there are too many traps being set and the forums are becoming too dangerous and feel we need regulation over traps.

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Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 6:58 pm**

I do not support killing a tree so that you can hang pieces of cheap plastic in your living room.

Posted: **Wed Nov 09, 2011 7:08 pm**

saxitoxin wrote:
BigBallinStalin wrote:
kentington wrote:I don't get the trap thing.

This seems kind of close to another bail out. If the industry needs advertising, then they should pay for it on their own without the government stepping in ( i.e. Let them add 12 cents to every tree). Also, if these companies don't have enough money for advertising, then it is probably a failing business. People buy fake trees because the cost of live trees keeps going up and gets ridiculous.

So why does this happen? What motivates the Agriculture Department and the legislators to implement this tax?

LOL! THIS ENTIRE THREAD WAS A BBS TRAP AND I CAUGHT HIM!!!!!!!!!

SAXI - KING OF THE TRAP THREADS!

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