In the new era of taxation, the Kenyan King picks the symbolic Christmas Tree to attach new taxes.

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Tis da season.

he must hate christmas.

I'm getting an Obama "star" for the top.

So I can stick the tree up his a$$.

I'm buying one of those Chinese plastic trees at WalMart!

**** Obama![whip]

I wonder what that tax is for. it must be to get a war chest towards banning christmas.

He's buying Ramadan presents.

SUMMARY: This final rule establishes procedures for conducting a
referendum to determine whether the continuation

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of the Christmas Promotion, Research, and Information Order (Order) is
favored by domestic producers and importers of Christmas trees. This
program will be implemented under the Commodity Promotion, Research,
and Information Act of 1996 (1996 Act). The 1996 Act allows for a
referendum to be conducted up to three years after the effective date
of the Order. The program will be continued if approved by a simple
majority of the current eligible domestic producers and importers
voting in the referendum. These procedures will also be used for any
subsequent referendum under the Order. The Order is being published
separately in this issue of the Federal Register.

DATES: Effective Date: December 8, 2011.

In reality it is looking at continuing to promote the christmas tree industry and if so (which appears to be the recommendation) how to fund it.

I'd vote no... do not continue it. But then I would be the xmas hater.

So the only win would be to continue to promote it but not have the industry itself pay for it wit ha 15 cent per tree tax.


meh.......


OUTRAGE - rolling eyes

I think the new Christmas tree board qualifies as job creation.

Under these criteria, the majority of the domestic producers that
would be covered under this Order will be considered small entities,
while most importers will not. Domestic producers and importers who
produced or imported less than 500 Christmas trees annually will be
exempt from the assessment. Organic domestic producers and importers
are also expected to be exempt from assessments. The number of entities
assessed under the program would be approximately 3,263. Estimated
revenue is expected at $2 million of which 10 percent is expected from
imported product and 90 percent from domestic product.

This rule establishes procedures for conducting a referendum

to determine whether domestic producers and importers favor continuation
of a Christmas tree Order.



USDA will conduct the referendum. The 1996
Act allows for a referendum to be conducted determining if domestic
producers and importers favor the Order and also providing that a
referendum be conducted up to three years after the effective date of
the Proposed Order. Domestic producers and importers can vote three
years after the establishment of the program to determine if they favor
the continuation of the program. The procedures will also be used for
any subsequent referendum under the Order. The procedures are
authorized under paragraph (e) of section 518 the 1996 Act.
Regarding the economic impact of the Order on affected entities,
domestic producers and importers of more than 500 Christmas trees
annually will be required to pay assessments to the Board. As
previously mentioned, the initial assessment rate will be $0.15 per
Christmas tree domestically produced or imported to the United States
and could be increased to no more than $0.20 per Christmas tree. Voting
in the referendum is optional. If current domestic producers and
importers chose to vote, the burden of voting would be offset by the
benefits of having the opportunity to vote on whether or not they want
the program to become effective.

WOW.... sometimes facts don't match outrage

Shouldn't these be "Holiday Trees"?

🤔
you should have to buy a permit for a live tree also.... and purchase a stamp if you actually go cut one down yourself... 😟

who was in office when this original bill went through?

96 - was that clinton? did gw kill the program or just continue to fund it with the general fund?

I dunno...... I've never seen a Christmas Tree commercial tho.... 🤔

It is fun to watch folks reporting slanted info from secondary sources. go look at the fed register and interprit for yourself. lemmings.

I thought this new tax was to fund a board that did not exist prior. Are you saying the board has always existed?