New CO2 regulations to come

[marzsit]

sounds to me like groggy is more pissed off about the price of his smoke going up.....

co2 for food service and welding use won't go away, ever. it's dirt cheap now, and even if they raise the price it will still be here.

 

[malkore]

Do you work for the media? This thread reeks of media 'fear mongering' tactics that are not based on factual sources...

 

[TheCHICompany]

-All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke
- Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill

-"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies (read Democrats and enviro-whacko liberals). The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
--C.S. Lewis

 

[ForRealBeer]

One one hand, I could see this, because the government loves to regulate everything.

On the other hand, there are far too many soda fountains for them to be easily "banned." Would the government tell every restaurant and convenience store that they cannot use CO2 for dispensing high-profit fountain drinks? Doubt it.

Also, the contribution to global warming by a soda fountain or kegerator is minimal.

 

[ForRealBeer]

Forgot to add: they probably will not ban it, but they surely will figure out a way to tax it and profit.

 

[ClarnoBrewer]

-All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. - Edmund Burke
- Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. - Winston Churchill

-"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies (read Democrats and enviro-whacko liberals). The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."
--C.S. Lewis

It's interesting that this thread has everyone bordering on political nastiness. It's one thing that there's not much of on this board and something that definitely doesn't belong in this forum. Political squabbling is everywhere else on the internet. Let's keep it out of here. RDWHAHB.

 

[Spyd3r]

It's interesting that this thread has everyone bordering on political nastiness. It's one thing that there's not much of on this board and something that definitely doesn't belong in this forum. Political squabbling is everywhere else on the internet. Let's keep it out of here. RDWHAHB.

The man is just quoting some people...what's nasty about that?

 

[ClarnoBrewer]

The man is just quoting some people...what's nasty about that?

It's the personal addition to the C.S. Lewis quote. I'm sure we have large numbers of democrats, republicans, libertarians and whatnot on here. No need to point fingers on this board. It's just not needed here.

 

[Prionburger]

Yeah, the "enviro-whacko liberal" part wasn't a quote from lewis. These sorts of things could drive people like me, who don't like Winston Churchill at all, to write long responses and make everyone cringe. People want to discuss important things like beer, not my response that would contain Churchill's quote praising Italian fascists in the 20s.

That said, CO2 regulation is a legitimate discussion to have. The answer to people's concerns and response to fear-mongering is simple. Your CO2 tank won't be taxed. However, your gasoline and coal-sourced power will, if the taxes are ever put in place.

 

[ClarnoBrewer]

Maybe you missed the "enviro-whacko liberal" part.

I just couldn't remember the exact wording of the slur. And now I'm out of this one. I should have kept my yap shut anyway and b1tching back is still b1tching. I'm going to have a homebrew and go to bed!

 

[z987k]

This thread gets a massive fail. Look at the discussion evoked by something the OP just made up.

Then we get quotes from notable historic figures that have no bearing whatsoever on the discussion.

fail fail fail fail fail.

 

[bradsul]

Don't know how this thread managed to slip under the radar, but the technical forums are not for political debate.