I picked this up from a forum friend and this does not suprise me.......
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) has launched a new campaign advocating an 8-cents-per-pound tax on each purchase of meat,poultry, and fish, "in the same way cancer awareness groups advocated taxing cigarettes."
They have a new website at www.taxmeat.com .
PETA introduces its plan to "curtail health care costs--and meat consumption--by imposing a tax on meat. PETA claims it wants a meat tax to pay for dietary education programs that would reduce health care costs and save animals' and consumers lives, PETA seems to be shifting tactics as it finds the public isn't responding to it's "in your face" animal rights messages. Last year, PETA pushed a campaign that insisted "Jesus was a vegetarian" but that campaign seems to have sunk out of sight after numerous noted theologians criticized it and said it was wrong. NOTE, per the LA TIMES, a similiar tax is also being proposed on "fatty foods" and "junk foods" to deter the health risks posed by overweight Americans.
Source; The latest issue of The Logger and Lumberman magazine--------
It appears that GUNS are not the only thing in the telescopic sights of the Anti-crowd. We are getting it from all sides and once again they are trying to help protect us against ourselves.
(PETA) PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS
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To own firearms is to affirm that freedom and liberty are not gifts from the state.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) has launched a new campaign advocating an 8-cents-per-pound tax on each purchase of meat,poultry, and fish, "in the same way cancer awareness groups advocated taxing cigarettes."
They have a new website at www.taxmeat.com .
PETA introduces its plan to "curtail health care costs--and meat consumption--by imposing a tax on meat. PETA claims it wants a meat tax to pay for dietary education programs that would reduce health care costs and save animals' and consumers lives, PETA seems to be shifting tactics as it finds the public isn't responding to it's "in your face" animal rights messages. Last year, PETA pushed a campaign that insisted "Jesus was a vegetarian" but that campaign seems to have sunk out of sight after numerous noted theologians criticized it and said it was wrong. NOTE, per the LA TIMES, a similiar tax is also being proposed on "fatty foods" and "junk foods" to deter the health risks posed by overweight Americans.
Source; The latest issue of The Logger and Lumberman magazine--------
It appears that GUNS are not the only thing in the telescopic sights of the Anti-crowd. We are getting it from all sides and once again they are trying to help protect us against ourselves.
(PETA) PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS
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To own firearms is to affirm that freedom and liberty are not gifts from the state.