With the introduction of the cabin tax, one has to ask, have the right people been taxed.

It has always been my opinion that if we, the consumer, did not switch on that light, or toast our bread, or heat/cool our homes, the coal, which is burned to produce the electricity, which causes the emissions, would not have been burned in the first place.

So I ask this question, is the tax directed at the right end of the scale?

Would it not have made more sense to offer incentives for consumers to cut down on their energy consumption, as this would have helped reduce emissions, without the tax.

I would suggest the admin costs alone would have gone a long way towards funding such a program.

you can be sure Government workers won't be paying the carbon tax to sit in airconditioned offices thinking up the next reason to strike.

8.5 degrees maximum in Melbourne today. THe carbon tax sure is working in bringing down temperatures.

rehctub,is this some sort of a satire? " Cabin Tax?'

<<8.5 degrees maximum in Melbourne today. THe carbon tax sure is working in bringing down temperatures>>

Yep, I'm with Runner.

As soon as they introduced a Carbon Tax the whole southern half of OZ was swept by a cold chill ...surely it can only be due to reduced CO2 emissions!

"15:13 EST Melbourne has pulled a cold one from the Antarctic fridge on Sunday, potentially the coldest day in many years.
12:50 EST Brisbane heading to coldest nights in four years"
http://www.weatherzone.com.au