[Ebbc-Talk] clueless legislators

Does this guy think he doesn't pollute when he cracks wind?

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 11:50 PM, wrote:
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> http://www.activistpost.com/2013/03/tax-bicyclists-for-exhaling-co2-when.htm
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> Taxing the air we breathe may be coming to Washington state.  Yes, the
> insane taxing of every behavior is rising to a whole new level with
> the proposed "bike tax" in Washington.
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> According to lawmakers who proposed the bike tax, it would help raise
> $1 million over the next decade to be used for road maintenance. The
> new $25 tax will be applied on every bike sold for over $500 in the
> state.
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> One Washington lawmaker is making twisted argument in support of the
> new fee. Rep. Ed Orcutt wrote in an email to a bike shop that the CO2
> that bicyclists exhale while riding is just one of the reasons he
> supports the bike tax.
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> "Since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are
> actually polluting when they ride," Orcutt wrote. Therefore, they
> should pay taxes to help the environment as well as the roads.
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> Here is his full email:
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> http://www.activistpost.com/2013/03/tax-bicyclists-for-exhaling-co2-when.htm
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