Obama and the Christmas Tree Tax
By ParaTed2k
@ParaTed2k (22940)
Sheboygan, Wisconsin
November 8, 2011 10:27pm CST
That's right folks, the Dept. of Agriculture hasn't put in a request to Congress to come up with a Christmas Tree Tax, they have unilaterally imposed one.
I challenge anyone to show me where the US Constitution grants ANY taxing authority to the Executive Branch.
No excuse for this, not when he claims to have been a Constitutional Professor!!
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/11/08/obama-couldnt-wait-his-new-christmas-tree-tax/
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16 responses
@dragon54u (31634)
• United States
9 Nov 11
I thought the constitution says it's the states that have the power to tax. Why doesn't someone stop this idiot?
I have used artificial trees for years, can't take pleasure in displaying and decorating a corpse in my living room. I guess next he'll tax fakes ones, too.
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@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Yes, he is a Christian... I think at one time he might have been Muslim.. but not sure.. but he is a Christian now.
@peavey (16936)
• United States
9 Nov 11
I agree with the author of this piece that Christmas trees have a great image all on their own without government interference. I wonder what they'll do to the image? Makes me sad.
Aside from that, isn't fifteen cents one of those nickel and dime things?
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@urbandekay (18278)
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9 Nov 11
Most governments delegate powers to lower level of administration.
So Ted, are you against taxing this pagan custom or not?
all the best urban
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
9 Nov 11
I am against the fact that this piece of crap president continues to piss all over the US Constitution.
He's nothing but a royalty wannabe who resents the fact that he can't simply snap his fingers and we all kiss his toe jam.
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
9 Nov 11
The US Constitution grants taxing power to the Legislative Branch, Prs. Obama and his den of bureaucratic thieves have no authority to tax anyone.
@urbandekay (18278)
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9 Nov 11
But does the constitution allow for delegation of powers?
Secondly, you didn't answer my question
So Ted, are you against taxing this pagan custom or not?
all the best urban
@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
9 Nov 11
Christmas comes but once a year (unless your in-laws or relatives are Ukranian, then it comes twice a year.) No one needs a study on the marketing of Christmas trees. Can you say Cash Cow? I am waiting for a tax on people who read Bibles in public or a tax on schools who hand out Gideon Bibles.
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@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
10 Nov 11
With the massive mess this country is in...and this is all he bothers to do about it? I am telling Bill O'Rielly and Sean Hannity!
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
10 Nov 11
Don't bother, Obama decided that this doesn't help his chances for re-election, so he axed it.
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@coffeebreak (17798)
• United States
11 Nov 11
Are you sure? I mean still... I see the tree lots these past couple years and the day after christmas they have so many still piled up that they never even untied prior. I think so many are buying artifical..(they are getting a little more affordable these days) that not as many are buying live. What an idiot he was...he should have taxed artificial ones!
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
9 Nov 11
Don't use the word "Thumb tax" around him... it will only give him ideas. :~D
@laglen (19759)
• United States
9 Nov 11
Oh Ted, I guess you didn't get the new and improved Constitution, it is much more efficient, It is four simple words - "whatever the president wants".
Now that you know, we shouldn't have to worry about all of this dissension. Now just shut up and take it or the thought police will be all over your a$$ since your behaving like a terrorist. 
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
9 Nov 11
Because Obama isnt' that hard to figure out.
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@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
9 Nov 11
For me yes he do it because he is the president want to be more power but he is not the lord to know the things happened in our society.
@marie2052 (3691)
• United States
9 Nov 11
Hey Ted I am listening to a local talk show, and now he is considering taking it away because everyone is calling him "THE GRINCH" LOL
@ParaTed2k (22940)
• Sheboygan, Wisconsin
10 Nov 11
Yup, he has decided it's not good for his chances for re-election, so he's giving the Christmas Tree Tax the ax.
I notice though that he said nothing about the fact that it's unconstitutional in his reasons.
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
10 Nov 11
Wow! This is beyond my comprehension. I sent a copy of the link to my son in law.. he will be interested in reading this. He keeps up on all this Obama crap.
@sid556 (30959)
• United States
9 Nov 11
This is freaking BS. I so hate our government more and more with every passing day. I live in apartment and don't even bother with a real tree anymore...kids are grown and still this just is wrong. I really miss all the Christmas traditions that I grew up with that our government has pretty much put an end to. Did I mention that I hate our government? It might only be a lousy 15 cents but we all know where this is going.
