Quote:understanding the economic implications.. have you had a word with booby and Juliar...as you are wasting your breath on here..
No Cods. I have been promoting a Carbon tax since long before either of them.
Quote:you are sooooooooooooo concerned for the atmosphere and the economy then you are wasting your time, you should be on your soapbox when GETUP gets its revenge party together I am sure you will be a great hit.??
Well, we got the federal government to impliment a carbon tax. In my book, that is a success, not a waste of time.
Quote:well why dont you call for an election....
Because we don't need one. Think about what you are saying Cods.
Quote:I havent seen one lefty call for an election on this..
Duh.
Quote:How am I 'missing the point'???
By pretending a carbon tax won't create the right incentives.
Quote:The 'current' manufacturing or power systems are what they are...to change over to 'low carbon' or 'carbon free' production will cost hundreds of millions, or even billions of dollars...and would involve a compltete rebuild of the infrastructure.....
I believe I responded directly to this point, in the post you quoted.
Quote:So there's NO point to businesses changing over and spending ALL that money, just to reduce a tax that can be 'recovered' by upping the production cost to consumers....
No gizmo. Businesses do not stay in business by blindly passing on production costs. If they can reduce GHG emissions for less than the cost of the tax, they will do so, because it will make them more competitive. That is how it works. We live in a capitalist economy, not a communist one as some seem to think.