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The EPA plans to tax cow farts

Every day there are probably millions of silly ideas bantered about by people all over the world. 99.9% of those ideas never see the light of day. But once in a while an idea so colossally stupid, one which beggars the very definition of idiocy, comes forth and no amount of ridicule can stop it from becoming the law of the land.

The United States Government plans to impose a tax on cow farts.

At issue is the methane gas emitted via bovine flatulence. The proponents of Global Warming theory contend that this methane gas has become one of the leading contributors to climate change. Their "solution" is to impose a carbon tax on the cows. I'm not exactly sure just how taxing cow farts will reduce global warming; perhaps the revenue will help pay for climatologists' junkets to conferences in exotic locales where deep thoughts will be considered.

Or, more likely, the tax will result in fewer dairy and livestock farms as the farmers decide it's not worth trying to feed people anymore. We'll all have to pay higher prices for reduced supplies of milk, beef, and pork.

Instead of taxing cow farts maybe we should impose a stupidity tax on government bureaucrats. Or tax their hot air and dumb regulations which on a per capita basis cause far more problems than a bunch of cows.

Posted at 14:59 by Chris Wysocki   [/rants]   Comments | Archived | Perm Link |   |   Tweet