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Taxing the air we breathe may be coming to Washington state. Yes, the insane taxing of every behavior is
rising to a whole new level with the proposed "bike tax" in Washington.
According to lawmakers who proposed the bike tax, it would
help raise $1 million over the next decade to be used for road maintenance. The
new $25 tax will be applied on every bike sold for over $500 in the state.
One Washington
lawmaker is making twisted argument in support of the new fee. Rep. Ed Orcutt
wrote in an email to a bike shop that the CO2 that bicyclists exhale while
riding is just one of the reasons he supports the bike tax.
"Since CO2 is deemed a greenhouse gas and a pollutant,
bicyclists are actually polluting when they ride," Orcutt wrote.
Therefore, they should pay taxes to help the environment as well as the roads.
Here is his full email :
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