Heard it on Rush, in print from Drudge and Yahoo.
I know this stinks to high heaven but farmers can't have it both ways. If farmers accept farm subsidies and other handouts, then they have to suffer the consequences.
You get government handouts they are going have strings attached.
Is anyone surprised.
"Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers
By BOB JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Bob Johnson, Associated Press Writer – Fri Dec 5, 4:43 am E" Proposed fee on smelly cows, hogs angers farmers - Yahoo! News
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to charge fees for air-polluting animals becomes law.
Farmers so far are turning their noses up at the notion, which is one of several put forward by the Environmental Protection Agency after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2007 that greenhouse gases emitted by belching and flatulence amounts to air pollution.
"This is one of the most ridiculous things the federal government has tried to do," said Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks, an outspoken opponent of the proposal.
I know this stinks to high heaven but farmers can't have it both ways. If farmers accept farm subsidies and other handouts, then they have to suffer the consequences.
You get government handouts they are going have strings attached.
Is anyone surprised.
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