Washington state wants to charge a bicyclist $25.00

[spad4me]

http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Wash-reps-email-drawing-ire-from-bike-community-194553321.html

If your bicycle costs more than $500.00 you may be required too pay a Carbon TAX.

And I thought the politicians from Arizona were DUMB.

 

[azbill]

spad,,,you are right about AZ politicians !!!
unfortunately, it seems that they are not alone

 

[KCvale]

spad,,,you are right about AZ politicians !!!
unfortunately, it seems that they are not alone

You got that right Bill but this is really off the wall...

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Rep. Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) said in an email to bike shop owner Dale Carlson that, “since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride.”
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Whats next? Taxing runners with shoes that cost over $50? More if they jog with a polluting dog!
Or how about taxing people that work out in a gym and pay over $100 a year for a membership?

Pot is legal there now right? It sounds like Ed has some nice stuff ;-}

 

[BigBlue]

Brainfart! Next you'll have a bean tax! The state will add a surtax when you order a bean burrito at Taco Bell. They figure somewhere down the road, you body is going to produce a fart and it's going to contribute to Global warming.

Chris
AKA: BigBlue

 

[The_Aleman]

If those goofy politicians are going to start taxing people for exhaling excessively, they better start with politicians' hot air first!

 

[Toadmund]

You got that right Bill but this is really off the wall...

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Rep. Ed Orcutt (R-Kalama) said in an email to bike shop owner Dale Carlson that, “since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride.”

I actually joke about this kind of thing when the talk comes to taxes and other revenue generators. I say things like:
"Next thing they will tax us for breathing"

And to think Washington state actually did it, a carbon tax on breathing at a faster rate.
Just WOW!