Update: As of late Wednesday afternoon the White House denied reports of plans to tax Christmas trees
The administration has proposed a new
Christmas Tree tax of 15 cents per tree that’s been in the works since
2008. The expected $2 million raised will pay for a new Christmas tree
ad campaign promoting the merits of real, live trees.
A new 12-member board will oversee how the money raised will be spent.
Maybe a new Christmas tree tax for advertising will help struggling newspapers like the New York Times, survive, which can then kill more trees to print newspapers.
And how about taxing the Star Shining in the
East, or taxing the Holy Family, because sales of Christmas tree stars
have really taken off, as have Nativity scenes.
P.S.: A Christmas tree tax ironically is the quickest route to artificial trees, which the tax is meant to stop. Taxes are incentives not to buy—and there’s no telling how high this tax could go
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