This pathetic excuse of a government believes that pricing us off the road is the answer to environmental problems. I suggest that we outlaw Tea and Coffee!! Think about it, Tea and Coffee are imported from far away and therefore we clock up millions of miles of industrial travel to get it here. On the other hand think of the billions of killer watts of energy wasted every day to heat the water for these drinks! Let’s tax hot drinks out of existence! I need my car to get to work! No one needs Tea! Another plus is that people will sleep better!
Do you agree?
2007-03-13 00:40:10 · 10 answers · asked by chris c 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
This idea merits serious consideration. Too bad for Starbucks, they are too expensive anyhow.
2007-03-13 00:56:24 · answer #1 · answered by taxidriver 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While I don't think that banning tea or coffee with reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide and thus end global warming, the idea falls along the same path as taxing people off of the roads. In other words, it's based in lunacy.
As far as I'm concerned, government is the biggest crook there is. If they can get by with charging us all more taxes, in the name of reducing greenhouse gases, then that's what they'll try to do. Of course, it'll be as effective as trying to put out a raging inferno by pissing on it.
2007-03-13 00:46:14 · answer #2 · answered by Wee Bit Naughty 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
this is probably the best idea i have heard in a long time, even from all these poxy polititions. Do they actually think that they can go back to the time when we rode horses? Get real. Cars are going to be here no matter what and we need to think of different ways. Tea and coffee suck, think of all the people with a caffiene addiction. I totally agree, even sign a petition.
with luv
Karma on Drugs x
2007-03-13 00:49:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The government shouldn't be taxing you off the road. They should be investing mch more in public transport. The more attractive the puclic transport system, the more people will use it and if you still have to use your car, there will be less people on the road and therefore less traffic.
Use energy saving lightbulbs and turn your heating down by a couple of degrees and save the planet!
2007-03-13 00:51:03 · answer #4 · answered by EaterOfTartanColouredSmarties 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I suppose both taxes are right, perhaps we should not give babys hot milk for the same reasons. Anyway i suppose you are jogging. But the fact is that such decisions make people see the tree and lose the forest. Such decisions would be appropriate for the middle age era.
2007-03-13 21:12:51 · answer #5 · answered by be good 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't agree. In ten years time you will be bleating on about how unbearably hot the weather is but I bet you still don't see the correlation between your driving habits and climate change.
If you MUST drive, switch to a smaller engined, lower emissions vehicle. I have.
PS I've never realised that watts had murderous tendencies ...
2007-03-13 00:44:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need a nice cup of tea and a lie down and a lot more time to think.
2007-03-13 00:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by kevin_4508 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds fine to me. I don't drink coffee or tea anyway.
2007-03-13 00:56:38 · answer #8 · answered by southfloridamullets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All i know is the answer is not a carbon emissions tax that will make the UN rich as hell.
2007-03-13 01:50:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, no. we should apply an ecology tax on fuels and such. your electric company and your shipping industry will pass that cost along to you in due course.
2007-03-13 00:45:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋