Thursday, July 06, 2006

Europe shoots self in foot

Euro Goreons
Europeans, who condemned women lepers and Jews for deliberately spreading Bubonic plague,  have again unsheathed their swords against an equally dangerous threat to life and limb.  Greenhouse gas.

''AIR passengers will be charged up to £40 extra for a return ticket within Europe to pay for the environmental impact of their journeys, under plans approved by the European Parliament yesterday.

''MEPs voted in favour of the “immediate introduction” of a tax on jet fuel for flights within the 25 member states of the EU. The charge would double the cost of millions of budget airline flights.

''They also accepted a recommendation for a special emissions trading scheme for the aviation industry, which would see airlines buying permits to cover their output of carbon dioxide. ''  - Air fares 'to double' as Europe votes for green tax

Gird yourselves for the coming attacks.  No legions are more fearsome in their determination to foist idiocies on others, than those who fear clucking at the moon alone, publicly ridiculed, and in this case economically disadvantaged (or, to use the apothegm, ''Misery needs company.''.)

 Yes, we will have to nuke Europe one day, but fortunately it'll be radically Islamic by then, and nobody will care.

6 comments:

Jake said...

These are the same idiots that are closing down nuclear power plants and replacing them with plants burning natural gas purchased from Russia. Except France who obtains 80% of their electricity from nuclear plants and has told the EU to go to hell.

The truth is that this is just another tax to burden their sheep-like citizens.

Anonymous said...

We could have been in the same situation with Gore. Whew!
mary

AnnoyedOne said...

...but fortunately it'll be radically Islamic by then...

And it isn't already?

Can't we just nuke France anyway. If they win the World Cup soccer Sunday they'll be even more insufferable.

Anonymous said...

Ha! That's so good I'll say it again. Ha! You socialist group of short-sighted elitist snobs! I hope you enjoy getting around in your environmentally-correct SMARTcars, because you just put another nail through the heart of all your public airlines. Hope you also enjoy the higher unemployment numbers once your airlines start to go out of business. As if 10% unemployment wasn't high enough. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.
Feel the Love,
Boeing

Howard said...

Is the tax on the French without a vote any different than the one cent sales tax that the Democrats put through in New Jersey?

trainer said...

Not really...

Except for the really really long shot that the idiots who vote in this state might eventually (just might) decide to vote for someone (anyone) other than who the Democratic (or Republican) machine tells them to.

I ain't holding my breath, but I am moving to PA.

Has there ever been a more corrupt state, run so poorly, for so long, by the same crooks...and supported by the same 5 counties up north that are only concerned with what they can bleed from the rest of us?

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