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  • Can you afford to fart in NZ!

    What are they going to tax next?

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    I can't see anyone surviving an attempt to introduce a tax like this in Texas though.
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  • #2
    All right. Let's try again.

    In the UK doctors are suggesting a tax on fatty foods. The NZ government wants to tax cows for producing methane. Are these indicators of a global takeover conspiracy by vegetarians?

    Do you care?
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    • #3
      Originally posted by CerberusIV
      Are these indicators of a global takeover conspiracy by vegetarians?

      Of course not.
      Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse

      Do It Ourselves

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      • #4
        :hmmmm:

        So the solution to solving greenhouse effect is killing animals who fart?

        That is very silly.

        To me it's another proof that the green public is going nuts.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Sirotnikov
          :hmmmm:

          So the solution to solving greenhouse effect is killing animals who fart?
          The soloution is to stop breeding them.
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          • #6
            Didn't we have a big old flamewar about this 2 or 3 years ago? IIRC, MWHC was among the leaders for the "this tax is stupid" side. I can't recall who held the banner for "nothing is too stupid for the environment" side... Eroberor, perhaps?

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            • #7
              It wasn't me...really...honest...no, no, NO!
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              • #8
                I can just imagine Nader and the Greens getting ahold of this idea in the states... what would be their slogan?

                "Tired of your spouse farting in bed? Tax their asses off!!"

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                • #9
                  Gas burns clean right? Just have to light em up every time.
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                  • #10
                    Maybe they should stick some sort of suction cap device to their butt and capture the methane gases for other uses? LOL
                    be free

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                    • #11
                      btw what can you use methane for?
                      be free

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                      • #12
                        1) I'd really want to know how they determined how much farm animals fart.

                        2) What would they do if some farmer said his animals didn't fart that much?
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                        • #13
                          In parts of the UK old landfill sties are a problem because of a build up of methane from the rotting rubbish. Where there is enough of it it is collected and used to power electricity generators.

                          Now if they could just plumb a few million sheep and cows into power stations NZ would be self sufficient in electricity without using any fossil fuels!
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                          • #14
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                            Last edited by Agathon; June 20, 2003, 13:29.
                            Only feebs vote.

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                            • #15
                              There's nothing wrong with these sorts of taxes, they are called Pigovian taxes. The whole point of them is to stop overuse based on externalities. The same goes for smoking.

                              In the case of fatty foods in places like Britain and NZ, we consume too much of them because we don't directly pay for health care, which encourages us to free ride.

                              Methane from cows is pollution just as smoke belching out of a chimney is. What's the problem?
                              Only feebs vote.

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