Mayor Jim Suttle went to Washington Tuesday flush with ideas for how federal officials could help cities like Omaha pay for multibillion-dollar sewer projects.Of course it does. Otherwise you wouldn't propose something this dumb.
Among the items on his brainstorming list: a proposal for a 10-cent federal tax on every roll of toilet paper you buy.
Based on the four-pack price for Charmin double rolls Tuesday at a midtown Hy-Vee, such a tax would add more than 10 percent to the per-roll price, pushing it over a buck.
The idea came from a failed 2009 House measure by an Oregon congressman to help cities and the environment.
“I heard about it and said, ‘Well, this is simple. Let's put it on the table,'” said Suttle. “It doesn't mean I endorse it.”
Why don't we make all the toilets at the Omaha city hall pay toilets? Let's start there first and see how well that works before we inflict new charges on everybody else.
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"The idea came from a failed 2009 House measure by an Oregon congressman to help cities and the environment."
Dang! That guy won the stupidity race, and for once, Oregon won a sanity race.
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