Dear SM,

Mr Abbott promised not to increase taxes prior
to the last election - yet his Maternity Leave
Scheme would have done just that as Andrew Bolt
points out in his article. The only reason
Mr Abbott did not go through with it was -
he lost the election.

Lexi,

Could have, would have, should have. He might have raised taxes, or funded it from savings etc. Abbott has as of yet not raised a single tax or broken a single promise since assuming leadership.

I see you still have not shown how a $3bn tax would have a greater effect than Juliar's $11bn carbon tax lie.

The following link explains the effects of
Mr Abbott's New Tax:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/now-tony-abbott-a-great-big-new-tax/story-e6frezzO-1226295849780

Your statement "Abbott's paid maternity leave scheme will cost companies far more then the carbon pricing legislation ever could."

Is still incorrect.

This opinion piece is still wrong. The carbon tax is not $5bn, and all business including 400 000 small businesses will be hit by the carbon tax with no compensation.

"400 000 small businesses will be hit by the carbon tax with no compensation"

The compensation will come is raised prices charged by small business due to costs rising. No small business is exempt from the flow on effects of the carbon tax feeding into their cost base, so they remain in the same competitive position relative to each other. Customers/clients will have more money to pay the higher prices due to compensatory tax cuts and rises in government benefits.

Now, the inflationary effects have been calculated by the Treasury as have the compensatory tax cuts and rises in government benefits. All that's left to do by the opposition is to keep the public in a perpetually scared state over any change/reform and deny any offsets/benefits.

All this is an abuse of the intelligence of the electorate, but when I read SM's posts, who claims to authoritatively represent the opinion everyman, I do wonder.

I am not correct?

Of course.

The carbon tax is to blame for everything.

Senator George Brandis blames the carbon tax
for Fairfax woes.

If Mr Abbott becomes Prime Minister - we can all blame that
on the carbon tax.

He's a man who doesn't lie.