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Originally Posted by Slava
I can't see anything wrong with this. The costs to administer this are nothing more than what it costs to administer the tax system we have now. This is a fantastic way to tax what we don't want while loosening the reins on what we want more of!
I would figure that conservatives would be all over this...less income tax and more taxes on the companies and organisations that actually profit as a result of their polluting ways!
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Conservatives are smart enough, I hope, to not implement a tax system that will plunge the country into a recession.
What about those that don't pay any income tax, but will see their rents rise? Do you think landlords aren't going to pass on the costs to heat the apartment building to the tenants? Are they going to be able to afford groceries, that will all rise in price thanks to increased production costs? If they have a car now, it will be more expensive to drive - even the Liberals admit the costs imposed on the production of gas will likely be passed on to the consumer. If they take transit, that cost is going to increase as well as the city isn't going to absorb the additional costs. You think they will be able to afford to buy a new hybrid vehicle?
This is a great plan... in a classroom. In the real world, it's an economy killer.
I wonder why Dion said in the leadership race that a carbon tax was a bad idea, and now it's his silver bullet scheme?