Don't forget this is the biggest 'moral'dilemma of this century. Forget about wars, abortion, child molestation, aids, famine, etc,etc. Green religion produces a self righteous outward expression often accompied by violence when they don't get their own way.This tax is about making a few egos feel like they have done something useful and yet has the potential to destroy our economy and keep pensioners cool through the winter and stifling through the summer.

runner
That was just an irrational rant. You have to do better than that.

popnperish - I'm sure a carbon tax in Australia would probably reduce emissions in Australia. The problem is that amounts to next to no reduction world wide. So it is, in effect, an ideological gesture (perhaps not an empty one as there would be pain but no gain).

As there is now no chance of any world-wide action on emissions, the time for this sort of action has passed - if there was ever any time for it.

I would like to remind all, that the Opposition is not objecting to something be done about carbon.

They are only criticising how it is to be done.

The Opposition is proposing that the government directly interfere in the economy to bring about change. They are somehow suggesting that the tax pool is like the magic pudding and that it will cost the taxpayer nothing. The alternative, if it is to cost no more, other government programmes will have to be axed, as there is sadly no magic pudding.

The majority of Australians, according to polls still want something done.

The word "tax" seems to be the biggest problem.

The shame is that what is being propose by the government is what can be perceive as a tax on a small number of large polluters, that is to involve over three to five years to a price on carbon or as it is also called a ETS.

It is calculated, that even without compensation, the impost on most will be much less that than what occurred after the introduction of the GST.

PopnPerish

Look at Windsor, Brown, Turnbull, Oakshott or Gillard and you will get the drift. They all believe the warmist astrogolers. Mind you Julia could change her mind at any time.

astrogolers?