SM,

I got the Newspoll figures from The Australian (your favourite newspaper). Go back and re-check yours.

I love Cate as an actress but feel that she has no comprehension of reality and should keep her opinions to herself. She is taking the high moral ground on something that will have zero financial impact on her or her family. It is a bit like telling starving people in Third World countries that they should recycle and buy green.

I also think it would be an interesting exercise to examine Cate’s carbon footprint. Sure she has installed a fortune of solar panels on her home (something we would all love to do if we could) but what carbon is she expending. We should look at:

• How many homes does she maintain?
• The size of those homes and resources needed to run them.
• Staff required to service them
• Airline travel.
• Private jet travel.
• Helicopter travel.
• Limousines and town cars.
• Worldwide luxury hotels and resorts.
• And much more

Even if she paid a huge levy for her carbon use it would be nothing more than pocket change to her. It shouldn’t be about paying more but about using less.

I am committed to our planet and doing what is needed to protect the future for our children and future generations. I don’t begrudge Cate her lifestyle, I just think that she should realise that her reality is so far removed from the real world and this tax will not impact on her life at all.

I couldn’t help but notice that the others in the ad weren’t in a position to suffer too harshly from the extra costs involved either. Even the “stay at home mum” was an accountant married to a dentist. It is hardly representative of the people who will suffer under this tax.

I am a mother committed to doing whatever is needed to preserve our planet for our children’s future. I just don’t think this is the right way to do it. I think Julia’s plan is more about Julia’s ego and wealth redistribution plans than it is about a real solution to climate change

Lexi,

So did I. You posted a porkie.

http://www.newspoll.com.au/image_uploads/110508%20Federal%20Voting%20Intention%20&%20Leaders%20Ratings.pdf

Try looking at this year's results.

well said 'our future'

i feel a bit put upon..by the whole advert
[its like that mug..that says not so smancy...in his other advert
its like the advert people..are aiming adverts at simpletons]

those more able to be swayed by emotive bull
than sit down and study the true facts

who wouldnt know the difference
between ozone/methane..or nitrouse oxides..or c02
many far worse polutants..but emitted by big business exclusivly
or by the protected miners and farmers..and not just the bread/softdrink makers

but those who know the science
are so few and far between..that accountants and bankers and other authority figures are inserted to add to the drone...till we give in to the big new tax

think how much our fuel usage has gone down
by the fuel tax
on a few of us..

while 12 billion of fuel/subsidies
is gifted to the big poluters..

emmiting the other 'greenhouse' gasses

recall the ozone scares?
well ozone has finally gone away

so they are trying to make hay...
while *its affects..dwindle away...
out of the hot periods...into the cooling period

as the lies only go
to making things worse..for your kids
laden with hex debt..and c02 tax..

taking their subsidised meds
in recycled sew/..sue-rage waters..
eating poisen called processed transfats msg...and lard

well done..con-sumers
sub-suming your own kids future
cause you wanted 'smancy'..right there on your roof