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old-fart · 06-20-2008, 01:06 PM

I understand the plan perfectly well, and it is a bad plan. If this is an "environmental" policy, where are the outlined targets to actually reduce carbon or GHG? If the plan works absolutely perfectly, and every penny is returned to the tax payers (something I don't believe for a second will actually happen), and then those taxpayers reduce their carbon footprint (the apparent aim of this policy)... how will Dion make up the impending shortfall in revenue? Will he run a deficit, or will he raise income taxes back up again (or raise the GST)? It is exceedingly unlikely he will reduce services, so how will he make up the shortfall?

This is a bad plan, and if the electorate is even a little smart, Dion will be done in politics after the next election when the NDP pass the Libs as the official opposition.

06-20-2008, 01:06 PM	#44
old-fart Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Exp:	I understand the plan perfectly well, and it is a bad plan. If this is an "environmental" policy, where are the outlined targets to actually reduce carbon or GHG? If the plan works absolutely perfectly, and every penny is returned to the tax payers (something I don't believe for a second will actually happen), and then those taxpayers reduce their carbon footprint (the apparent aim of this policy)... how will Dion make up the impending shortfall in revenue? Will he run a deficit, or will he raise income taxes back up again (or raise the GST)? It is exceedingly unlikely he will reduce services, so how will he make up the shortfall? This is a bad plan, and if the electorate is even a little smart, Dion will be done in politics after the next election when the NDP pass the Libs as the official opposition.