There are already 2 threads discussing this...oh well, I'll copy and paste my response from those two:
White House spokesman Matt Lehrich told ABC News that despite some media coverage, “I can tell you unequivocally that the Obama Administration
is not taxing Christmas trees. What’s being talked about here is an industry group deciding to impose fees on itself to fund a promotional
campaign, similar to how the dairy producers have created the ‘Got Milk?’ campaign.”
*Emphasis is mine
abcnews.go.com...
This is a non-story. The x-mas tree industry wants to impose the fee on itself, so let them.