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Tax breaks for everyone!

  • Jun. 6th, 2007 at 11:28 AM
PETA founder and President Ingrid E. Newkirk dispatched letters to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid urging them to extend vegetarians the tax break currently given to hybrid car owners for purchasing a vehicle with low carbon emissions.

As a vegetarian, I feel compelled to mention that this is a complete waste of brain power.

I can prove that I bought a Toyota Prius. How exactly do I prove that I'm a vegetarian? Do you want me to record everything that I eat?

What if I eat something non-vegetarian by accident? If it's not clearly labeled as non-vegetarian (like products containing Carmine or Red #4), does that invalidate my refund?

Do I get this refund every year, or is it a one-time thing? Purchasing a hybrid is a one-time thing, but I purchase a vegetarian diet every time I go to the store.

What level of vegetarian do I have to be to qualify? I'm ovo-lacto (I eat eggs and dairy). Does that count? My wife is a pescevegetarian (she still eats seafood). Does that count? Or do I have to be completely vegan? What if I have some leather clothing?

Not a very well-thought-out argument there.

-pb

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[info]leigh137 wrote:
Jun. 6th, 2007 03:36 pm (UTC)
Newkirk is not the most terribly bright person, she tends to be too extreme for any normal person. For goodness sake, you guys are terrible for keeping pets, Peta states that no animal will be kept as a pet. Peta is many things, sensible isn't one of them.
[info]jennybean42 wrote:
Jun. 6th, 2007 03:36 pm (UTC)
I'm not a really big fan of PETA. They are like the drama whores of the environmentalist movement.
[info]aarik wrote:
Jun. 6th, 2007 04:36 pm (UTC)
Peta and well-thought-out don't mix well.
[info]evinumen wrote:
Jun. 6th, 2007 10:38 pm (UTC)
That's the stupidest thing I've heard this week!

*goes off to eat some steaky steak :)*