Tax Bicyclists For Exhaling CO2 When They Ride, Says Wash. Rep

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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.

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.

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.

"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.

Here is his full email:



http://www.kgw.com/news/local/Wash-r...194553321.html

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Originally Posted by cdcox

One mile of bicycling burns about 50 calories which is equivalent to about 12 grams of glocose. Which means per mile a cyclist exhales 4.8 g of carbon. Let's say an avid cyclist rides 3000 miles per year. So the tax rate that the Ed Orcutt advocates is about 3.5 cents per gram of carbon.

In contrast, a car that gets 30 MPG releases about 80 g of carbon per mile. For a 30 mpg car driven 12,000 miles per year, Ed Orcutt's tax would be about $33,662 per year.

This is where the lack of science knowledge among our legislative body makes them completely unqualified to serve. He made a joke alright, on himself.

The entire joke is on us, eliminate the carbon taxes and save the earth.....It's just how it works.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by cdcox

One mile of bicycling burns about 50 calories which is equivalent to about 12 grams of glocose. Which means per mile a cyclist exhales 4.8 g of carbon. Let's say an avid cyclist rides 3000 miles per year. So the tax rate that the Ed Orcutt advocates is about 3.5 cents per gram of carbon.

In contrast, a car that gets 30 MPG releases about 80 g of carbon per mile. For a 30 mpg car driven 12,000 miles per year, Ed Orcutt's tax would be about $33,662 per year.

This is where the lack of science knowledge among our legislative body makes them completely unqualified to serve. He made a joke alright, on himself.

Whoops misread the article. $25 fee on the vehicle.

Let's say the bike gets ridden for 5 years. That's 15000 miles for a tax rate of $0.35 per kg of carbon.

So on a vehicle expected travel 200,000 miles in its lifetime and emit about 16,000 kg of carbon, the new car tax would be $5555.

Joke is still on him.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by LiveSteam

Your smack sucks,as always
It's well know around here you are a pillowbitergot, but we dnt go around talking about it

I know that's just the meth talking. I always cut you a little bit of slack.

[LiveSteam]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

I know that's just the meth talking. I always cut you a little bit of slack.

ya man

[frazod]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

I know that's just the meth talking. I always cut you a little bit of slack.

Too bad he's not black - you'd want the government to buy him a house.

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

Then you two are clueless. He wasn't mocking anything, he said what he meant. Funny that when he backtracked later he didn't mention how it was all just mocking liberals.

Ok, so assume for a minute that you are right, I am clueless, and this R really wants this tax.

Would you support the "bike" tax?

[A Salt Weapon]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Ok, so assume for a minute that you are right, I am clueless, and this R really wants this tax.

Would you support the "bike" tax?

Cosmo would only support the "bike tax" on wealthy white people, if it was applied to a non-white or a non-rich person he would oppose it.

[RedDread]

Originally Posted by A Salt Weapon

Cosmo would only support the "bike tax" on wealthy white people, if it was applied to a non-white or a non-rich person he would oppose it.

[Radar Chief]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

You are a well-known user and I've never said anyone else uses it.

Link?

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by alpha_omega

Ok, so assume for a minute that you are right, I am clueless, and this R really wants this tax.

Would you support the "bike" tax?

No.

[alpha_omega]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

No.

Excellent! That is the correct answer. Maybe there still is some hope for you.

[CoMoChief]

jfc

what's sad is people think this sort of stuff is funny.

it's shit like this, or one of many many reasons why govt is just completely and utterly out of control.

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[Guru]

Just stay away from my jogging shoes Washington!!!

[KILLER_CLOWN]

Huff Post Declares Antarctica To Be “WITHOUT ICE”

Antarctica has a record amount of ice this year, and has been above normal for almost 500 consecutive days. A perfect time for Huffington Post to declare the continent to be “without ice”



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Goebbels would be proud of the fine work being done by his American proteges.



http://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2...e-without-ice/