Subj : Re: Help me here .. I am confused ?
To   : Argos
From : Blue White
Date : Wed Oct 12 2022 16:23:28

 Ar> "New Zealand government on Tuesday proposed taxing farm animals
 Ar> greenhouse gas emissions as part of its efforts to reduce the pollution
 Ar> that is causing climate change. The tax would be the worlds first on
 Ar> animal emissions, including those from burps and urination, which
 Ar> contribute to rising global temperatures."

I read about that also.  Those sound like things which would be difficult
to measure.  In the article I read, they did not go into detail as to how
they would be measured, so I am guessing it will be a per-head or based on
farm size.  Opponents said it would put small farms out of business and
drive food production off-shore where the laws are less strict.

That last bit does make sense.

Apparently, dairy in particular is a big industry in NZ.

One thing I found interesting is that one of the supporters or framers of
the law stated that the farmers could pass the increased cost caused by the
tax on to consumers.  Here in the US, politicians and government types
would rarely, if ever, say that about a bill or law they support.  The
honesty was refreshing (I guess that is the word for it?).  <grin>

Here in the states, the voters who support measures like these the most are
often the younger ones who either don't know where their food comes from,
or who think that everyone should be able to enjoy being vegan.



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