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Originally posted by aaron2209
Cheers for all the name calling guys.
Great to have a discussion with such nice people
Originally posted by Lucas73
To compare Australias CO2 output to China's is not even close to a good idea. With 19% of the worlds population and 23% of the worlds CO2 output the per capita CO2 output puts Australias to shame.
Originally posted by seenavv
Originally posted by aaron2209
If those costs are all per week, then that equals $291.20 per year. If I'm getting a tax cut of $300 per year, I'm actually ahead.
The world will not end tomorrow because of the carbon tax.
It's all incremental so no one revolts... imagine if 10 years ago governments told the masses they are going to tax you for exhaling and for what plants breath
Originally posted by Nathan-D
reply to post by stanguilles7
How much more scarce is oil becoming? I hear we have more than a thousand years of reserves.
That is why everyone I come across seems to be convinced that carbon is a pollutant. It's madness.
Originally posted by daaskapital
This is it people. Australia's Carbon Tax is coming on the 1st of July.
It all began with Australia's current Prime Minister winning an election on the promise that there would "not be a carbon tax under any government i lead." This was eventually proven to be a lie when she forced it through with teh help of the Greens.
The Australian public, for the majority have been against this move and our Prime Minister ever since she forced it in.
The government has finally acknowledged this and is attempting to give out tax benefits to families...
On average, households will see cost increases of $9.90 per week, while the average assistance will be $10.10 per week