Congress Wants to Tax Your Christmas Tree
Amy Payne writes at The Foundry:
Christmas trees are pretty unpopular, right?
The House must think so, since its farm bill would pave the way to set up a Christmas Tree Promotion Board. Its purpose would be "to enhance the image of Christmas trees and the Christmas tree industry in the United States."
And it would be funded by a 15-cent tax on fresh Christmas trees -- which sellers are free to pass on to you . . . .
A couple of years ago, after significant backlash . . . the Administration backed off and issued a stay of this tax. But now Congress could make the tax a reality as the House and Senate work out differences between their farm bills.
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