Questions for those that think this Green Shaft is "good policy"....
Is it an economic policy, an environmental policy, or both? If it is an economic policy, why is it being sold as an environmental policy? If it is an environmental policy, why are no environmental targets listed in the policy? Why doesn't the policy list a single GHG reduction target? And if they are hoping the policy will create GHG reductions (which they certainly claim it will), where will the difference in revenue come from? In year 4 of the plan it is projected to raise something like $16B... and the Libs will spend that $16B completely. What if there are reductions? How will the Libs make up the delta between the $16B they expect to generate, and the number they actually make after we all stop drivig cars, heating our houses, cooking our food, etc? Will they raise income taxes back up? Maybe raise the GST as Dion has suggested? Perhaps reduce the other social funding for low income earners?
This is flat out bad policy that makes no sense, and is unsustainable. Watch that as soon as the Libs lose this election, this policy will be dumped almost as fast as Dion will be.
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