We need to fine people for growing Invasive non native plants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All landscaping, native or not, should be heavily, heavily taxed.

THIS.

Landscaping, regardless of wether it’s “native” or not, reeks of privilege and conspicuous consumption. It’s just a display of wealth. And it should be taxed accordingly. If someone is willing to purchase plants and flowers and ornamental plants just to show off their “grounds”, then they need to also be willing to pay for their privilege. Poor and working families don’t have fancy yards. If UMC strivers want to, then they should be forced to pay extra for their display of wealth.

I respectfully disagree. Poor and working families can start growing vegetables and flowers in containers. Taking care of plants and observing nature is not a display of wealth. Public libraries have resources that teach how to start a container garden and do experiments with kids.

While I appreciate your sincere response, the PP is just an obvious idiot that deserves to be ignored.

I think that person is a troll. It doesn’t make any sense from a liberal perspective. The land is already taxed, so rich people pay the taxes to have all that land. We then went to incentivize them to do positive things with the land they do have. Planting trees and pollinator plants are a net bend it to society so taxing them would be really dumb. The worst outcome is for rich people to just grow grass that needs fertilizer or to pave it all over in hardscape—which is what you encourage by taxing landscaping. I don’t think PP is that dumb, so I think they are just trolling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn’t that why we had a revolution 240 years ago - to get rid of English Ivy?

No, that was so rich white men could avoid paying taxes. Everything from 1776 forward has been a crime against humanity.

I'm hoping you are into satire...

[Anonymous]

It's funny how people who say they believe in evolution try so hard to fight it all of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:All landscaping, native or not, should be heavily, heavily taxed.

THIS.

Landscaping, regardless of wether it’s “native” or not, reeks of privilege and conspicuous consumption. It’s just a display of wealth. And it should be taxed accordingly. If someone is willing to purchase plants and flowers and ornamental plants just to show off their “grounds”, then they need to also be willing to pay for their privilege. Poor and working families don’t have fancy yards. If UMC strivers want to, then they should be forced to pay extra for their display of wealth.

No, in fact we should subsidize landscaping as it helps the environment. The only plant that should be heavily taxed is pot. Also tax all those crazy VA/MD commuters racing through DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's funny how people who say they believe in evolution try so hard to fight it all of the time.

DING DING DING!!!!

[Anonymous]

In honor of this stupid, idiotic thread, I'm going to plant English Ivy in my yard.

[Anonymous]

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