One of the loonier proposals in he Obama administration's plans to reduce America's carbon emissions is the suggestion that dairy and beef farmers be required to pay S175 per head per years tax on the carbon rich gases emitted by their livestock. Sheep will also be taxed as their burps are full of methane and carbon dioxide.

The Cow Fart Tax scheme has gone down like a lead zepplin with farmers and the food industry but is being welcomed by comedians and satirists.

Now the more logical among you may think cow farts are carbon neutral as the gas emerges from the bottom end only hours after the carbon based nutrients have been swallowed. Not so say the climate change scientists. Unlike pigs and chickens, cows can output more carbon than they take in.

Hang on. Isn't that similar to the theory that bankrupted the banks? Their mathematical models of the economy said they could lend out more money than they took in.

Not only is the policy scientifically flawed but it is grossly unfair to meat eaters. The American government, while pursuing policies that will raise the price of burgers and kebabs is actively promoting vegetarianism in humans. And man farts are full of methane as anyone who has tried fart lighting will know.

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