Thank Goodness for the Internet and the Drudge Report -- Absolutely Nothing To Do With the Bakken

Update

Look at the bias in this report:

Document of the day: The Federal Register Thursday carries a notice from the U.S. Department of Agriculture formally withdrawing the proposed 15-cent federal surcharge on fresh Christmas trees.

Just last week, critics pounced on the fee, labeling it as a 'Christmas tree tax.' In pre-election, rapid-response mode, the Obama administration did a same-news-cycle about-face on the fee, which was set to take effect on November 9—just in time for the holiday season. The administration "indefinitely stayed" the new charge, which was technically not a tax but an agricultural promotion assessment designed to encourage the purchase of live trees at Christmastime.

"Just last week, critics pounced...."

If a surcharge is not a tax, what is it?

"Technically not a tax but an agricultural promotion...." oh, give me a break.

"Designed to encourage the purchase of live trees at Christmastime" as opposed to some other time?

I cannot make this stuff up.

Fifteen cents/tree -- at a minimum, it would cost the govt $2.00 / tree to run this program. -- November 17, 2011
 

President Obama put on hold the "Christmas tree tax" of 15 cents per tree. I had several folks tell me I did not understand the importance of this tree tax but I did not post their comments. Their reasoning appeared to be unbalanced. Interestingly I had planned an additional comment on this issue, but for now, can hold off. -- November 9, 2011.

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Link here.

Does anyone really think the mainstream media will run this story? The president has placed a 15-cent tax on Christmas trees to fund a commission to enhance marketing of Christmas trees. Yes, the same trees that are banned by civil liberty union groups on the basis that it promotes Christianity.

My hunch is that it will cost the government more than 15 cents/tree to administer the program. Wow. Fifteen cents. Where in the world do they come up with this stuff? 

Wow, I can't make this stuff up.