Coal Tax

Sen. Obama is proposing to heavily tax coal (dirty fuels) and Natural gas (this is a pretty clean fuel) in support of wind and solar power. So if he wins break out your wallet and pay the man (even more).

Right now there is no tax on coal. What is considered "heavy"?

nobama08

Here in NY, depends on the county, we pay 3-4% Sales tax on coal.

This is all based on the upcoming emisions policy that is going to be passed in 2010 (and Obamas up coming tax and spend budget). Between taxes on non earth friendly fuels (coal nat. gas, oil), taxes on corporations and utility suppliers, everyting is going to go sky hi. This is to force the people of this country to have no choice or voice in what you do. People when this policy goes through you will not be able to burn wood or coal to supplement heat to your home. This is control at its finest. Add taking the second amendment away this is a no win for the people of this country.

I'll stop burning coal when they pry my cold dead hands from my coal shovel!

"People when this policy goes through you will not be able to burn wood or coal to supplement heat to your home."

Explain this please. Higher tax on coal is one thing but this seems extreme.

danzig wrote:Sen. Obama is proposing to heavily tax coal (dirty fuels) and Natural gas (this is a pretty clean fuel) in support of wind and solar power.

No he isn't. Just McCain BS....Turn off Fox News.

jrn8265 wrote:"People when this policy goes through you will not be able to burn wood or coal to supplement heat to your home."

Explain this please. Higher tax on coal is one thing but this seems extreme.

If California can control your thermostat by remote control, anything is possible.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/11/us/11control.html

coalkirk wrote:I'll stop burning coal when they pry my cold dead hands from my coal shovel!

You're killing me !! laughing my a$$ off

NOBAMA-08

coalkirk wrote:I'll stop burning coal when they pry my cold dead hands from my coal shovel!

X2

If Obama is elected, you can count on uproven theories about Global Warming ,caused by Anthropogenic sources, becoming policy. bad science is just that.
Making policy decisions regarding how I heat my home, based on flawwed research, really burns my butt.
To me it just seems like another way to control us. Taxes are meant to be paid in order to fund the federal government, as bloated and as inefficient as it is.
Taxes are not meant to be used to regulate behavior that the government deems politically incorrect.

Coal is already federally taxed at the mine to fund black lung benefits and reclamation of abandoned mines. Both worthwhile causes if all the money is applied to those issues. I believe its a percentage, probably in the neighborhood of $5 to $10 a ton.

yes, that is worthwhile. What bothers me, is the government using taxes to regulate my behavior. Like higher taxes on coal. Because liberals in this country don't want us burning coal, they'll tax it so it's not economically cometitive to use as a fuel.

Richard S. wrote:Coal is already federally taxed at the mine to fund black lung benefits and reclamation of abandoned mines. Both worthwhile causes if all the money is applied to those issues. I believe its a percentage, probably in the neighborhood of $5 to $10 a ton.

Here's a link to PA's method of funding mine reclamation.

http://www.depweb.state.pa.us/pubpartce ... 021408.pdf

It's a tough read but it looks like there was a $100 per acre fee collected on the active mine acreage plus a bonding requirement.