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You think it's ok for the eggs, milk, beef and pork industry to do it? Corn Syrup? nossy Send a noteboard - 10/11/2011 03:13:41 PM
These industries employ people, and are often run by smaller companies who cannot advertise on a large scale. Maybe I am uniquely biased, having just come out of 9 years in the garden center/plant sales industry. Maybe that should go away, based on the fact that large companies like Lowe's can out-sell, out-offer and out-refund us. That is what is coming, maybe it is better.

If the Christmas tree industry wants to pool some money to form a group to promote their product they should do that but they shouldn't get the federal government to step in and make growers give them money. Other groups like the egg industry and milk industry do it. It might even make sense for a state who grows a lot of trees to kick in some money since they will get it back in increased revenue but it is not the job of the federal government to tax products so that money can be spent trying to sell more products. We need to shrink the size of the fed not look for more ways they can get involved in business.


And not allow the USDA to help those who come to them? That's primarily what I was asking when I posted - do we genuinely think that it is impossible for the govt to help w/o passing a cost to the taxpayer? That seems to be what you are saying.
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So, accidentally just got in a facebook argument with an opinionated person. nossy - 10/11/2011 02:00:37 PM 966 Views
I don't understand the point of advertising Christmas trees, and I'm suprised the objection isn't Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 02:13:49 PM 604 Views
Christmas tree farmers seem to think they need help. nossy - 10/11/2011 02:41:41 PM 564 Views
I get that, it's just surprising to me. Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 02:52:18 PM 564 Views
Yeah. nossy - 10/11/2011 03:06:53 PM 418 Views
Why are we supporting an industry that does nothing but chop down healthy trees to throw them away? Tom - 10/11/2011 02:30:10 PM 602 Views
Well, for the most part that is the reason they were planted in the first place. Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 02:34:09 PM 502 Views
this is what people always say nossy - 10/11/2011 02:43:45 PM 573 Views
Hahahaha Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 02:56:17 PM 560 Views
lol nossy - 10/11/2011 03:20:32 PM 521 Views
Once again, a needless industry. *NM* Tom - 10/11/2011 04:12:21 PM 223 Views
That is only half of what they do. nossy - 10/11/2011 02:37:49 PM 627 Views
Was this response directed at me? Tom - 10/11/2011 04:11:01 PM 497 Views
You know it was. nossy - 10/11/2011 04:24:27 PM 442 Views
It makes no sense. It's like I said, "nice weather" and you said "Coffee is evil!" Tom - 10/11/2011 06:04:32 PM 479 Views
Some people think deodorant is a needless waste. nossy - 10/11/2011 07:19:01 PM 450 Views
These are trees that are planted specifically for that purpose... and then replacements are planted. Dannymac - 10/11/2011 02:42:04 PM 487 Views
That is the very definition of needless consumerist waste. Tom - 10/11/2011 04:07:34 PM 517 Views
Shrug, may as well say the same thing about annual flowers beetnemesis - 10/11/2011 04:14:51 PM 512 Views
Not really. Tom - 10/11/2011 06:06:44 PM 495 Views
Heh. nossy - 10/11/2011 04:27:25 PM 537 Views
*NM* Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 04:31:36 PM 214 Views
In an ideal world, yes. Tom - 10/11/2011 06:12:29 PM 516 Views
Re: That is the very definition of needless consumerist waste. Dannymac - 10/11/2011 05:17:06 PM 572 Views
You really are an idiot. *NM* Tom - 10/11/2011 06:14:12 PM 218 Views
And you are a nice, thoughtful person. Dannymac - 10/11/2011 06:23:45 PM 431 Views
Yes, making up things. Like thinking every skanky waitress has the hots for you. Tom - 11/11/2011 12:17:02 AM 441 Views
Aww, you do care. Dannymac - 19/11/2011 05:51:06 AM 602 Views
I dunno - what are the relative environmental impacts? snoopcester - 10/11/2011 04:39:54 PM 549 Views
I haven't crunched numbers but I was thinking about the same thing. Avendesora - 10/11/2011 10:18:26 PM 640 Views
There's no reason trees can't still be grown and harvested. Tom - 11/11/2011 12:15:28 AM 450 Views
I'm with you on this one. But you probably already knew that. Avendesora - 10/11/2011 10:25:21 PM 447 Views
Oh, let me be clear for the record: the tax is a pile of steaming horseshit. Tom - 11/11/2011 12:13:01 AM 385 Views
Re: Oh, let me be clear for the record: the tax is a pile of steaming horseshit. Avendesora - 11/11/2011 02:22:16 AM 532 Views
Nossy Roland00 - 10/11/2011 02:48:36 PM 563 Views
It was an accident. nossy - 10/11/2011 02:50:19 PM 509 Views
You though the internet was reasonable *NM* Roland00 - 10/11/2011 03:21:05 PM 211 Views
To be fair, she was very gracious about it. We agreed to disagree. *NM* nossy - 10/11/2011 03:23:42 PM 221 Views
Damn it Roland00 - 10/11/2011 03:35:06 PM 441 Views
Also Sareitha Sedai - 10/11/2011 02:57:40 PM 571 Views
Em? nossy - 10/11/2011 03:08:19 PM 538 Views
I tried too. *NM* Avendesora - 10/11/2011 10:33:37 PM 242 Views
Mostly because it isn't the government's job random thoughts - 10/11/2011 03:05:55 PM 575 Views
You think it's ok for the eggs, milk, beef and pork industry to do it? Corn Syrup? nossy - 10/11/2011 03:13:41 PM 498 Views
What I am saying it isn't the governments role and I don't want to expand that role random thoughts - 10/11/2011 04:57:48 PM 565 Views
It would probably be more efficient to to just raise the price per tree by a dollar or two. *NM* Avendesora - 10/11/2011 10:31:16 PM 324 Views
Sarah Palin would never tax Christmas. Tigr - 10/11/2011 07:56:29 PM 461 Views
I never even knew we had a National Christmas Tree Association, but this is dumb Isaac - 10/11/2011 09:08:43 PM 530 Views
An opinionated person on the internet? I don't believe you for a second! Mats Gambling Buddy - 10/11/2011 10:24:02 PM 506 Views
Re: An opinionated person on the internet? I don't believe you for a second! TaskmasterJack - 10/11/2011 11:41:11 PM 548 Views
The list of Obama industry handouts conservatives attack as socialism is beginning to fatigue me. Joel - 11/11/2011 01:53:58 PM 923 Views
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