End of the day, other countries will prosper with cheap, abundant, realatively clean oil, gas, coal and we'll be stuck with costly unreliable, net zero scams that force many people many people to choose between heat and food. Enough taxes already.
😂. Good one, but I have alternatives! Less so for heating my house and transportation, at least at current carbon prices. They would have to be quite a bit higher to encourage meaningful changes in my choices, and no politician would dare! Seriously is there research on individual consumers making changes that make any significant difference on GHG emissions?
More importantly is the carbon tax working? The debate about individual net cost is less relevant than whether it changes behaviours regarding fossil fuel use and emissions changes. It seems unlikely for individual consumers who have few alternatives. Paying more at the gas pump or your natural gas bill annoys voters for minimal returns. Keep it for industrial users where investment decisions can matter.
Didn't the PBO say that Canadians pay more in the carbon tax than they get back?
We cannot pay a carbon tax to the government and magically get back more than we paid.
Why not drop the carbon tax, remove the rebates and let Canadians themselves determine how much they want to reduce carbon emissions, instead of the government telling us how we should live our lives.
The government should be the servant of the people, not its master.
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End of the day, other countries will prosper with cheap, abundant, realatively clean oil, gas, coal and we'll be stuck with costly unreliable, net zero scams that force many people many people to choose between heat and food. Enough taxes already.
😂. Good one, but I have alternatives! Less so for heating my house and transportation, at least at current carbon prices. They would have to be quite a bit higher to encourage meaningful changes in my choices, and no politician would dare! Seriously is there research on individual consumers making changes that make any significant difference on GHG emissions?
More importantly is the carbon tax working? The debate about individual net cost is less relevant than whether it changes behaviours regarding fossil fuel use and emissions changes. It seems unlikely for individual consumers who have few alternatives. Paying more at the gas pump or your natural gas bill annoys voters for minimal returns. Keep it for industrial users where investment decisions can matter.
Didn't the PBO say that Canadians pay more in the carbon tax than they get back?
We cannot pay a carbon tax to the government and magically get back more than we paid.
Why not drop the carbon tax, remove the rebates and let Canadians themselves determine how much they want to reduce carbon emissions, instead of the government telling us how we should live our lives.
The government should be the servant of the people, not its master.