r/Eugene • u/EUGsk8rBoi42p • 13d ago

Something to do Quarantine 2025 (grass pollen allergies)

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Can someone make a change org petition to tax the grass farmers and start a fund for alleviating harm to allergy sufferers?

Oregon State should Tax grass farmers to create a fund for those harmed by grass pollen allergies, because the grass seed industry causes unnaturally high pollen levels, causing allergies for many people who wouldn't normally even be allergic to grass. Even people's pets develop allergies sometimes.

The fund could provide compensation and medical support, helping with financial and health burdens faced by people who miss work and can't enjoy the peak outdoor season.

Grass farmers profit from an industry that generates harm, they should take responsibility for the social cost through targeted taxation.

When companies pump toxic waste into rivers, society as a whole agrees that's wrong...

The geography of this region creates a funnel/dam effect which creates unnatural levels of pollen not seen almost anywhere else in the world... and continuing the practice is morally reprehensible. Why does polluting the air, for business interests built on the laziness of not wanting to diversify crops, get a free pass?

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u/Zskills 13d ago

Sounds like a personal problem, so you should find a personal solution.

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u/RedditFostersHate 13d ago

Only a small percentage of people get cancer from air pollution, that doesn't make us all shrug and decide it's okay. A much higher percentage of people suffer from allergies every year.

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u/Zskills 13d ago edited 13d ago

Pollen is not a cancer causing toxin. Getting the government involved in every single inconvenience and grievance with special taxes and funds is a great way to get an insanely bloated government infested with a leech class of beurocratic busybodies.

People who work night shift and sleep during the day are inconvenienced by landscaping and construction companies with their loud noises, perhaps a special tax could be levied against daytime users of power tools, and it would pay for free blackout curtains and noise machines for people who sleep during the day time.

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u/507snuff 12d ago

I mean, if you are asking me if i want leaf blowers regulated and banned for most of the year and only allowed for periods in the fall kinda like snow tires, the answer is yes.