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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
Since when is a $10 per tonne carbon tax anything and everything to do something about climate change? Infact, a carbon tax is probably the most measured and calculated approach you could take. You have a really good idea of its revenues and the direct costs to consumers.
What would you suggest we do? More of the same? ie nothing?
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I don't think there is an easy answer but penalizing Canadian production in isolation will do nothing for the planet, it will just move production and investment to a different part of the world.
The only impact would be depressing the economy.
You can't just artificially tax the hell out of oil and have any meaningful impact. The way to solve dependancy is not to tax it, because people still need to drive to work. The planet needs alternatives and that will be our solution. These populist and nonsensical schemes that are only meant as a means to grandstand are just embarrassing.