Damn! Fart Tax?!

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Reuters) -- New Zealand farmers are being asked to cough up NZ$8.4 million ($4.9 million) a year to help reduce greenhouse effects caused by flatulence of their millions of sheep and cattle -- and they say the plan stinks.

Last year New Zealand signed the Kyoto Protocol on global warming and agreed to reduce production of greenhouse gases which are suspected of being a major cause of climate change.

Now the government plans to introduce a tax to help pay for research into livestock emissions of methane and nitrous oxide, which account for more than half of the country's greenhouse gases.

But farmers argue that reducing greenhouse gas emissions benefits everyone so all taxpayers should pay the freight.

On current livestock numbers of around 46 million sheep and nine million cows, the levy will cost farmers around nine cents a sheep a year, and around 72 cents per cow.

Deer and goats will also be taxed, but pigs and poultry -- paltry contributors to greenhouse emissions by comparison -- are exempted.
 
Next stop.... gas filtered underwear for Humans... the largest gas contributors to the planet... LOL...

As for the article... that will be a topic in most countries sooner or later...
 
I saw an ad on TV that showed a group of guys running the Barbie - they ran out of gas and laid a hose to the nearest cow.... with that load of Methane produced... they got the barbie fired up again... kinda got explosive when the cow farted... it was really funny...
 
Originally posted by WonderBum
I saw an ad on TV that showed a group of guys running the Barbie - they ran out of gas and laid a hose to the nearest cow.... with that load of Methane produced... they got the barbie fired up again... kinda got explosive when the cow farted... it was really funny...
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:laugh2: I'll have to see that! Where did you see that?
 
Originally posted by javapride
:shock: Oh god what else will they come up with, taxes for burping?? jeez!
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I can see Barney (from Simpson show) getting arrested for not being able to afford the burping taxes! Heh!
 
Originally posted by SilenceGold
How the heck would they monitor how many times you fart?
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Know how they have monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, and gas detectors in your house/apartment? They could develop a fart detector. It measures the amount of methane gas flowing through your home. At the end of the month, the company visits the meter and marks it down. He will then send you a bill for how much you owe since you farted. It would have to become like smoking where we have to smoke outside to avoid getting in trouble for smoking inside. "Oh, I gotta fart! *runs outside* *breaks wind* *walks back in* Ahh! That felt good!" :)
 
Sheesh....you could make any kind of "fart gas" with proper chemicals...think about wanting to ruin someone's "fart bills"?

Go over there and let go of the gas in their house. :p
 
And what about the bathroom? Would one be charged each time he takes a poop on the toilet, farting too? 'jeesh'
 
I think in UK...you have to pay to use the toliet...I recall somewhere in Northeastern of USA, there was a place where you had to pay. :/
 
Of course, if you go to tourist places, it can be expected to pay for use of toilet facilities in some places. But I meant, imagine being charged each time you go to the toilet AT HOME, because usually if you take a poop, sometimes you have to fart right? So the fart detector that you guys were talking about, would record it. I think that's silly.
 
Originally posted by WonderBum
Damn! I crapped my pants.... I didn't have a quarter on me....
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Don't have a quarter? That's alright... we'll charge you interest until you pay it off! :thumb:
 
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