The Obama administration has imposed a 15-cent tax on Christmas trees in order to pay for a new board tasked with promoting the Christmas tree industry.
What the hell is wrong with this administration??? A Christmas tree tax to be spent solely on promoting Christmas trees? Last I checked Christmas trees don’t need promoting- you’re either getting one or you’re not.
Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., described the tax as a "Grinch" move by the administration.
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'The Christmas tree farmers sought the levy. They have been hit by the increase in popularity of artificial and plastic trees over the past several decades, and they want to find a way to keep their businesses -- mostly small family farms -- going.
"I think with this program, it is going to be a positive and build up our business," said Sherry Severt Taylor, the daughter of the owner of Severt Trees in Elk Creek, Va. Severt has tree farms in Virginia and North Carolina.
"Individually, we can't afford this exposure. But as a collective group, it's going to help, and we need this help because of the artificial trees," Taylor added.'
p.s. thats a pretty sweet picture of the bushes!
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